The Tories appear to have given up on boundary changes
The Tories have now followed Labour and the Lib Dems in beginning to select candidates on the basis…
Mark Ferguson
IDS gets his sums wrong – by £1.85 BILLION
Yesterday The Daily Mail reported that IDS’s claim that “benefit tourism” would cost Britain £155m a year. Funnily…
These elections are beyond farcical – ANOTHER PCC candidate is forced to step down
First there was the ridiculous case of Bob Ashford, who had Whitehall security clearance, but wasn’t able to…
Are we set for a quiet conference this year? (And why “more votes at conference” isn’t the answer)
In a sense every Labour conference these days is a bit of a quiet conference, as there’s little…
Forget PMQs – it seems so small now
My intention was to write a PMQs verdict today, as I do every week. My intention was to…
Hillsborough – In praise of Steve Rotheram, Andy Burnham, Maria Eagle and others
It has taken far, far too long, but today may finally bring the truth – and some justice…
Yaqoob for Labour? Unlikely – and that’s almost certainly for the best
Last night Respect leader Salma Yaqoob left George Galloway’s party. This followed in the wake of another high…
Galloway’s party in disarray as leader Yaqoob quits
Salma Yaqoob – until this evening the leader of George Galloway’s Respect Party – has quit. Her resignation…
The Tory Party is eating itself as it fast forwards through government
The modern day leaders of the Tory Party are often characterised as young men in a hurry. So much…
Why so Academic, Ed?
Ed Miliband’s speech today at Policy Network was interesting, but not punchy. Thoughtful, but not attention grabbing. Wonky,…
