Who’s ahead? The battle over who’s most self-important
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Last night, I attended an event to discuss who is winning: the commentariat…
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The Sunder Katwala interview
Sunder Katwala is the General Secretary of the Fabian Society. He met Alex Smith on Saturday, 20th June,…
Bercow: an average speaker for an average House
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 I am sceptical of the election of John Bercow as Speaker. I find…
It’s imperative that the inquiry is held in public
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The Guardian is reporting today that the decision to hold the inquiry into…
Gordon talks about family and the future
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In a fascinating interview with the Guardian today, Gordon Brown speaks about his…
Snelgrove is providing “well-being” therapy for MPs tense over their expenses
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The PLP has sent an email to Labour MPs offering “practical support” on…
Blair knew of a secret policy which led to torture
By Alex Smith There’s a worrying article in the Guardian this morning reporting the existence of a letter…
The Neal Lawson interview
Neal Lawson is the Chair of Compass, the centre-left campaign group. He met Alex Smith on Tuesday, 16th…
Marks out of ten for the prospective speakers
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The following are some of the key phrases I was able to jot…
The Big Tent is over; it’s time for a campsite of lots of little tents
By Alex Smith I just thought I’d go over some of the key remarks from Compass’ No Turning…
