Sion Simon to quit as MP to campaign for a mayor for Birmingham
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Sion Simon, the Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington and minister for creative industries,…
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Buoyant Brown on top of his game – 8 in the morning, February 3rd
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * The Green Paper on Defence spending will be published later today, paving…
Video highlights from Progressive London conference
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Bonnie Greer and Johann Hari’s speeches in the Plenary session were two of…
Speech by Gordon Brown: Towards a new politics
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Here is the full text of today’s speech by the Prime Minister on…
Gordon Brown: reformer
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The mood amongst reformers at the RSA today was buoyant, following one of…
Tweets from the PM’s speech on “the new politics”
Donate to Labour and get The Blair Years free, with a personalised message from Alastair
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 I went to see Alastair Campbell yesterday, to make a donation to Labour’s…
Best when we’re boldest – 8 in the morning, February 2nd
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * The PM is to give a speech on democratic reform today, including…
Poll List: Gap down to 7 points; 82% are unclear on Tory economic policy
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 After three polls at the weekend showed the Tory lead being edged down…
AV referendum is coming as ministers agree to legislate
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The BBC’s Nick Robinson reports the news that ministers have agreed to hold…
