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By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The Conservatives like the Swedish schools model so much, they've copied it and included it in their draft manifesto. Michael Gove has repeatedly advocated the Swedish model, saying: "We have seen the future…
Richard Robinson's Speech Bubble The King has spoken. Amongst this week's eclectic news mix of electoral reform, MPs' expenses and rather questionable Toyota cars, the Prime Minister yesterday received a welcome endorsement from the King's…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In a signal that Labour is serious about mutual ideas underpinning its election manifesto, Tessa Jowell and Ed Miliband gathered at Downing Street today with representatives from social enterprises, local…
By Alex Finnegan Bill Clinton was the original Comeback Kid. The former president was first elected as Governor of Arkansas in 1978, but after a series of slip-ups he lost the 1980 Gubernatorial contest, only to come back and win again two…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Sunder Katwala flags the interesting interview with Jon Cruddas in this week's New Statesman - and Jason Cowley's even more interesting assertion that Cruddas is "in the race" for the Labour leadership, should…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Johann Hari has a revealing and "grilling" interview with David Cameron in today's Independent. In the interview, Cameron denies he voted against gay adoption and insists he "abstained" on the 2002 vote. Hari…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Further to my article in which I argued there are now two different types of web activity - communication and organisation - Socialist Unity's Andy Newman and MyDavidCameron's Clifford Singer have written up…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * The Green Paper on Defence spending will be published later today, paving the way or the first strategic defence review for more than a decade. * The Prime Minister outlines his plans for a new politics to…
By David Taylor and the LCID Team Last night, the Labour Campaign for International Development officially launched at an event at the House of Commons, with an impressive audience of politicians, the international development sector and…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The mood amongst reformers at the RSA today was buoyant, following one of Gordon Brown's boldest speeches for some time, the full text of which can be read here. There is some doubt that all of the changes…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In a new poll tonight taken by Ipsos-Mori, Labour have increased its share of voting intentions by 6% to 32%, while the Tories have dropped three points to 40%. The Lib Dems are also down, by four points to…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Tony Blair was skillful in how he dealt with the Iraq Inquiry today. Evasive at times, filibustering with long, dull political speeches at others, it is impossible for everyone who has serious doubts as I do…
