Driving expectations
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand I’m taking my driving test for the first time on Monday. That’s how…
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Team Ed Miliband desperately need discipline
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand I wrote some instant reaction to Miliband’s speech. Overall, my assessment was positive…
What if David Miliband was Labour leader?
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand So Dan Hodges was right. In the end, the inevitable was simply inevitable…
Could this be the Lib Dems toughest challenge yet?
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand Now as regular readers will know, I don’t always have the greatest amount…
New Labour got old and lazy
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand There was an intriguing post on LabourList from Alex White yesterday, but to…
Welcome to political pre-season
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand I hear Vince Cable and George Osborne have had a disagreement over banking.…
Give it a rest
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand David Cameron has every right to go on holiday. Don’t get me wrong,…
Activists and strategists
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand At some point last Saturday – as things went from protest, to violence…
A plea for nuance
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand When I first started blogging I was given some excellent advice by veteran…
I love London
By Emma Burnell / @scarletstand I was born in Lewisham, I grew up in Hackney, I’ve lived in…
