The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed a new banner on the right hand side of LabourList today. It’s an image of John and Edward Grimes, collectively known as Jedward, the bubblegum pop duo that have taken this year’s X-Factor by storm.
But, as with the David Cameron and George Osborne, you won’t be laughing if they win…
Alex Smith
Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband.
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