Bradford West – some early questions
An unmitigated disaster. There is simply no other way of putting it. A full and complete no-holds-barred, no-excuses-made,…
Emma Burnell
Our fear of appearing biased is biasing our reality
The Tories have long been accused of acting as if they are “born to rule”. The arrogance that…
Power will be devolved to the membership
Where does the power lie? That seems to be the question on the lips of too many people…
The way Labour feel about the NHS
Some things in politics are technocratic. Some are ideological, some things are pragmatic, some are defensive, some optimistic.…
The Tory Masterplan: Labour’s Response
Tim Montgomerie had a fascinating post on ConservativeHome this week outlining the Tory plan to get themselves over…
On marriage
I am very happily married. I’ve been with my partner for six plus years and married for three…
A tale of Two Parties
Editor’s Note: Recently, Labour activist (and LabourList columnist) Emma Burnell, and Lib Dem activist (and blogger) Mark Thompson…
Entrepreneurs and workers
There has, quite rightly, been a great deal of focus recently about Labour’s relationships with business and business…
The Culture Wars are back to distract us
This week saw the launch of the ludicrous “Coalition for Marriage” (though apparently they prefer C4M – I’m…
David Laws is the wrong man for the Party Funding job
I was shocked to read on Lib Dem Voice that Nick Clegg has asked David Laws to lead…
