After today, it is still all to play for
Today has long been a day Labour supporters have been anxious about: the last Budget before the General…
Simon Fitzpatrick
They left us wanting more – Gordon Brown is only the latest big beast to depart
“Always leave them wanting more.” It’s not entirely clear who said it first, but this has become one…
Cameron’s reshuffle – not exactly a purge of the “male, pale and stale”
This is not a reshuffle which should unduly concern Labour. While David Cameron has doubled the number of…
This was George Osborne’s Bingo Budget
Not only did it include a halving of bingo duty, designed to appeal to Robert Halfon’s ‘working class…
The coalition are making a land-grab on Labour territory – we should be encouraged
This Autumn Statement has neatly illustrated the problem that any opposition faces when announcing policies outside of election…
Another statement, another set of figures revised in the wrong direction
One stood out for me above the rest. The Office for Budget Responsibility now says that growth this…
The reshuffle must not deter Miliband from his mission
In 1988 Margaret Thatcher attended the Scottish Cup Final between Celtic and Dundee United. Hampden Park was full…
A major boost for Labour – a crumb of comfort for the Tories
So Boris is back in City Hall for four more years. I’m already reading about different scenarios that…
The Penn and Teller of British politics
If the two Ed’s are to be characterised as Wallace and Gromit, then I think it only right…
A pre-Christmas outbreak of cross-party harmony? (Not quite)
What should have been the big day in the spotlight for financial services regulation was rather overshadowed by…
