The free schools farce continues
By James Valentine Sometimes it’s good to be wrong. My prediction that the Lib Dems’ motion on academies…
James Valentine
Victims protest, but effective politicians know how to oppose
By James Valentine More quickly than anticipated, the coalition is struggling. As foreseen on LabourList, the first test…
Pushing against an open door in Norwich
By James Valentine A first major test for the coalition arrives on September 9th in terms of the…
Human rights and the Tories
By James Valentine Yet again the Tories’ cuts agenda seems to have an ulterior motive. The weekend story…
The Stupid Party wins the day
By James Valentine David Willetts and Vince Cable are in hot water. They’ve been castigated by the Daily…
Foreign affairs stay over the horizon for Labour’s hopefuls – so far
By James Valentine Reading our candidates’ leaflets and pronouncements you would hardly know that “abroad” exists. David Miliband…
Dave’s coalition baby is thriving
By James Valentine Political commentators and activists are preoccupied with the question of how long the coalition will…
Will the Tories take on the difficult issues?
By James Valentine Today’s budget, based on a false scare story that we’re about to have a sovereign…
So, where’s the opposition?
By James Valentine Saturday was the first time I’d attended a leadership hustings (unfortunately I couldn’t get to…
Labour’s choices on the economy
By James Valentine Capitalism is again in crisis as the sovereign debt panic extends from Greece to other…
