Baroness, Bard and Blair: reaction to EU appointments
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 I was in a meeting when I heard that Baroness Cathy Aston and…
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Sir Jeremy will stand down as Labour leader of local government and from the NEC
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Sir Jeremy Beecham announced yesterday that he will not be seeking re-election as…
Ed Balls’ GCSE Pop Quiz
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Great stuff from Ed Balls this week, as he talked proudly of Labour’s…
Belle de Jour?
By Julian Ware-Lane / @warelane It is pleasing when you hear of someone who enjoys their work. In…
The pitfalls of negative campaigning
By Paul Burgin I think it’s best if I start with a minor confession. Those who read my…
The chatterers do not hold the key to electoral success
By Tom Harris MP / @TomHarrisMP Can Labour win under the current electoral system? Well, given that we…
Gold nuggets in the Queen’s Speech can help to galvanise Labour
Richard Robinson‘s Speech Bubble Shortly after I had updated my Facebook status on Tuesday night (a quite innocuous…
Ditch the establishment image and give 16 year olds the vote
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon The voting age in Britain was last reduced nearly 40 years ago. Since…
The hidden wiring: how the Queen’s Speech shows just how immature our democracy is
The Paul Richards column I have nothing personally against the individual members of the Royal Family. The Queen…
Twitterers amongst the most liberal in Britain
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 I’m going back into my old school in the morning to work with…
