Thatcher worship offers diminishing returns for Ed
British politics is so tribal that it still has novelty value to say anything positive about a leader…
Kevin Meagher
The long and bloody road to 2015 begins this week
There is a moment in every parliament when we reach that point when it feels nearer to the…
Are our politicians getting lazy, or getting wise?
It’s a fair question following Ed Miliband’s interview in the New Statesman the other day. The Labour leader…
In defence of The Sun
Boy meets girl. Boy takes girl back to penthouse apartment for a game of ‘strip billiards’. Boy is…
Keir Hardie and the realist’s dilemma
156 years ago today James Keir Hardie was born into grinding poverty in a one-bedroom cottage in North…
Northeners will never pass the ringmaster’s hat to BoJo the Clown
So much of our political debate nowadays is viewed through a London filter. Housing shortages, fears about knife…
On Lords reform, I agree with Nick. So should you.
Okay, I’m getting confused. Explain this one to me. Today we get the chance – the historic chance…
Social mobility starts with accepting there’s no such thing as geniuses and imbeciles
Here’s a snapshot of modern Britain for you. Additionally, it may also be a textbook definition of irony.…
The Tories need a new Darling
It’s becoming more obvious now. The wayward curls, the sagging jowls, the general air of world-weariness and dogged…
A protest? Or did voters in Bradford West actually believe Galloway’s nonsense
“I am determined to learn the lessons of why we lost here in Bradford” said Ed Miliband yesterday…
