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
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…
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…
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.…
Policies, personalities…the countdown continues
By James Valentine Does policy matter? On the face of it, not very much. Electors often don’t have…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chilcot has succeeded where lawyers fail
By James Valentine It was always a struggle to get a full public inquiry into the Iraq war…
