Newsnight mayoral debate: A wasted hour
Well there’s an hour of my life I won’t get back. Tonight’s Newsnight debate was billed as a…
Mark Ferguson
Ken says he’s closing his attack website
Following Karen Buck’s post for LabourList urging a change of tone in the London Mayoral contest, Ken Livingstone…
Going down! How the government’s approval rating has plunged since budget day
An excellent chart from Sunny Hundal over at Liberal Conspiracy today, showing how the government’s approval rating has…
Ed Miliband – matchmaker?
It’s the Easter recess, so allow me this tiny dash of silly season. Ed Miliband has been revealed…
Politicians are right to focus on anti-social behaviour – but do they really understand it?
A few weeks ago while out canvassing I spent ten minutes talking to someone about anti-social behaviour on…
Government are “out of touch” say voters
A poll for the Independent on Sunday and the Sunday Mirror has found that 72% of people agree…
Liam Byrne gains a running mate
It was announced yesterday that Liam Byrne is planning to stand for Mayor of Birmingham. Today he made…
Bradford West makes the case for a new kind of politics even stronger
Petrol madness. Pasty Tax. Granny Tax. A tax cut for the rich. A Tory donation scandal. It was…
Bradford West by-election liveblog
2.28: Respect 18,341 Labour 8,201 – and on that note. Goodnight. 2.02: The result has been apparent for two hours…
Liam Byrne to stand for Birmingham Mayor (but isn’t leaving the shad cab yet)
As we suggested might happen a few weeks ago, Liam Byrne will tomorrow throw his hat into the…
