Archives Don’t let Labour’s faint hearts put us off a progressive pact By James Valentine I welcomed Gordon Brown’s statement yesterday – it was an acceptance of the inevitable and… James Valentine 11th May, 2010, 12:24 pm
Archives Gordon’s best when he’s himself By James Valentine Foreign affairs is clearly one of Gordon Brown’s strengths – the question is, will it… James Valentine 22nd April, 2010, 2:51 pm
Archives Stand by for chaos if the Tories get in By James Valentine Imagine it’s May 7th, and the Tories have won. Will it be a glad new… James Valentine 15th April, 2010, 1:15 pm
Archives The election’s called, but Heffer still slams the Tories By James Valentine Simon Heffer, the Daily Telegraph’s leading columnist is notoriously ‘off message’ as a conservative commentator.… James Valentine 7th April, 2010, 9:19 pm
Archives Policies, personalities…the countdown continues By James Valentine Does policy matter? On the face of it, not very much. Electors often don’t have… James Valentine 20th March, 2010, 4:25 pm
Archives CBI exposes Tories’ chaotic business plans By James Valentine The CBI today criticised Sir James Dyson’s report on boosting business innovation “for being too… James Valentine 10th March, 2010, 5:05 pm
Archives Hurrah, children – muddled Michael’s calling in the troops By James Valentine School discipline is a hot political issue and according to David Cameron it’s one of… James Valentine 2nd March, 2010, 9:07 am
Archives Osborne harks back to Thatcher with his “killer app” By James Valentine George Osborne has a big new idea. According to the Sunday Times, the man who… James Valentine 21st February, 2010, 8:32 pm
Archives Let’s all get excited about Richard Branson’s support for cuts…not! By James Valentine Several of today’s papers reported Richard Branson’s pronouncements about the economy, saying that the deficit… James Valentine 17th February, 2010, 5:55 pm
Archives Chilcot has succeeded where lawyers fail By James Valentine It was always a struggle to get a full public inquiry into the Iraq war… James Valentine 10th February, 2010, 5:26 pm