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By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk There's a brilliant story in the Times(£) this morning that will make uncomfortable reading for Nick Clegg and Vince Cable. It appears that last week - just five days before Nick Clegg's assault on unpaid…
Nick Clegg is doing the rounds this morning, moving from TV to radio as he tries to sell the government's latest discovery - social mobility. Seemingly it's something they found down the back of the sofa and decided to dust off during a…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk LabourList readers have overwhelmingly backed Ed Miliband's decision to speak at the TUC rally last weekend in out latest "State of the Party" survey. 85% of those who voted backed the Labour leader's…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Oliver Letwin, often considered by those in the know to be a "Cameroon Guru", gave the game away on the government's real views on the economy yesterday - revealing that Britain faces "an immediate…
No April Fools on LabourList this morning, but plenty in today's papers. Ronaldo sold to Spain. A slightly less subtle "Aliens to visit royal wedding" from the Sun. And over in the Daily Mail, Tory minister David Willetts says that Feminism…
Yesterday was a poor performance from Cameron. Not only did he lose his temper (and the plot), but he was also cornered twice by Ed Miliband. Firstly he was put under pressure on tuition fees, and wasn't able to give a convincing answer (or…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today Peter Hain and Ed Miliband have set out for the first time some of their thoughts on how the Labour Party needs to change, in a document called "Refounding Labour", which is likely to frame much…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk In Labour's response to the budget - which will appear on air this evening, Ed Balls will make a clear and unambiguous apology for Labour's failure to regulate the banks further ahead of the global…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk George Osborne yesterday claimed that he had cancelled the April rise in fuel duty. Osborne was still peddling the "cancelled duty rise" myth this morning, when he told BBC Breakfast: "And it is not just…
It's the morning after the budget before, and this morning's papers are full of budget hangover. The Guardian has perhaps the best summation of yesterday's events, saying "forget the cuts, just fill up your petrol tanks". That's the…
Cracks are appearing in what once seemed to be a united front over Libya. Divisions have opened up between the government and the army over whether Gaddafi is a legitimate military target. Whilst the motion on military intervention passed…
By Ben Fox Watching David Cameron perform in parliament or on TV you'd be forgiven for thinking that he was in complete control. Yet this government been a constant stream of policy U-turns and backbench rebellions it has suffered. Whether…
