What should you expect from Ed Miliband’s speech today?
There are all sorts of stories buzzing around today about Ed Miliband’s speech. Some of those are rumours…
Mark Ferguson
Labour’s Cold War – the allure of winning is what’s keeping Labour together
That the Labour Party is united in opposition has become an established truism. At first, it was repeated…
This is what conference should be about
Although conference didn’t really start until today, yesterday was the day that events really started. Women’s conference appears…
These polls reveal something big – but not something new
Pollsters and the newspapers who commission them are likely to paint their latest poll as “revealing”, “remarkable” or…
Half an hour with “the Oracle”
Vernon Coaker has something to say. The Labour Party needs to listen… A few weeks ago I interviewed…
The Ed Balls Guardian interview – key points
There’s a big pre-conference interview with Ed Balls in the Guardian today, but I’ve pulled out what seem…
The North East exists – I’ve seen it with my own eyes…
I’m from the North East. That’s how I always explain when I’m asked, from time to time, where…
The Tory Right are a threat to Labour – but they’re a bigger threat to Cameron
Since late 2010, I’ve always believed that Labour could wind up inadvertent allies with the Tory Right. After all, we…
Nick Clegg, and a very generous audience
What Nick Clegg needed to do today was give a plausible explanation of what on earth the Lib…
Lib Dem conference goers sing “Tony Blair can f**k off and die”
A few weeks ago there was consternation – quite rightly – about “Thatcher death t-shirts” on sale from a…
