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By Darrell Goodliffe Jack Straw got things badly wrong this weekend with his comments on the conviction of two men for rape and sexual assault in Derby. Generally speaking, when somebody becomes intellectually and logically incoherent…
By Darrell Goodliffe It seems that the leadership is getting itself tied in knots over party reform. The Independent reported that it was considering a donation cap of something like £500 per individual (with the implication it would apply…
By Darrell Goodliffe Vince Cable certainly caused a storm by saying he had 'declared war on Rupert Murdoch'. Questions about the effectiveness and consistency of his prosecution of that war are legitimate, but the essential point - that…
By Darrell Goodliffe Bob Ainsworth's article yesterday on LabourList certainly caused a stir. Sadly, a lot of the reaction is a depressing commentary of the state of Labour as a democratic political party and in many ways has cruelly…
By Darrell Goodliffe How we organise says something about our politics. It is not the last word but it's certainly a comment on our values and how we relate them to our actions. What is more, we are not the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats…
By Darrell Goodliffe The arrest of the director of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, certainly raised a few eyebrows yesterday. Of course, the charges against Assange are serious and if true then nobody would argue he should go unpunished. It's…
By Darrell Goodliffe I rather suspect I am not the only person who is hugely disappointed that the 2018 World Cup will be held in Russia and not England. It was inevitable that recriminations would be begin almost as the result was…
By Darrell Goodliffe Baroness Warsi seems intent on making something of a name for herself as a bête noire on the left and within Labour. Her latest intervention, calling for Ed Miliband to 'take action' against John McDonnell, follows hot…
By Darrell Goodliffe Like many thousands of people yesterday I took part in protests to mark 'Day X'. It wasn't just students on the march yesterday; in Leeds at least and, I am sure elsewhere, also trade unionists were a clear presence…
By Darrell Goodliffe The candor of Ed Balls at the weekend, admitting what many of us have known for a long time, that Labour in government got it wrong on civil liberties, was no less welcome than it was surprising. Hopefully, it will open…
By Darrell Goodliffe So, it seems that Alan Johnson is once again using the media to try and bounce the leadership around his way. This time he is busy trying to get the leadership to abandon Labour's historic link with the trade unions…
By Darrell Goodliffe The Guardian today tells us that the Liberal Democrat leadership was planning to slay various sacred cows well before the election result was announced. This is hardly surprising; especially on tuition fees the…
