UKIP’s secret weapon in Rotherham – Neil Hamilton?

The best of #Labourboyband

It’s Friday afternoon, it’s nearly Christmas, and we’ve been laughing all afternoon – ladies and gentlemen, Labour Boyband: This photo was taken at Tooting Labour’s fundraiser last night – and here are some of the best #labourboyband tweets that went with it:       Well they made us laugh anyway…

Review: “Our London’ – Ideas for London’s future”

By Seema Malhotra

In a new book released today, Labour’s Shadow London Minister Sadiq Khan, has kick-started a conversation about London’s future with a wide-ranging look at the major challenges facing the capital over the next decade and some bold and radical solutions. ‘Our London’ is not a tribal book. Sadiq has pulled together leading experts from all different backgrounds in London. This includes leading Labour figures like Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Lord Adonis and Sir Robin Wales, but also figures from other parties […]

David Cameron’s cost-of-Christmas crisis

By Michael Dugher

At the Downing Street Christmas party this year, David Cameron and George Osborne will no doubt be cracking open the champagne, leaving Nick Clegg to pass round the vol-au-vents. Their sense of celebration was there for all to see at the Autumn Statement, despite the fact that they have presided over an economy for three and a half wasted years where they have failed to meet every target they set themselves, including on growth and the deficit. As a result, […]

Ed Miliband – the man of many selfies

So David Cameron was part of this week’s most famous selfie (and perhaps the most political selfie of them all) – but no-one can say that Ed Miliband isn’t also willing to get involved in some selfies of his own. In just two days he’s bagged a couple of celeb selfies, and it’d be remiss if they passed without comment here. First there was Joey Essex (who we’re reliably informed is a “reality TV star”): Then last night, Lily Allen […]

Is this Labour’s “Year of the Eagle”?

By Mark Ferguson

“I’m a democrat so I always believe that the public are right even if they give me a great big raspberry. And if you don’t like what they’re telling you, you should listen even more closely”. – Angle Eagle According to the Chinese calendar, we’re currently in the year of the Snake. Amongst other things it denotes mystery as well as acumen. But in the Labour Party, are we in the year of the Eagle?  Angela Eagle could certainly be […]