The Lib Dems might win in Eastleigh – but if they don’t, Clegg is a goner
It’s polling day in Eastleigh. I have no idea who’s going to win. I’d like it to be…
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Why would a good person have voted Conservative? – the question Labour needs to answer
As celebrity endorsements go, it was lacklustre, and for a celebrity revelation, it was deeply humdrum. However, Anthony…
In praise of Tim Montgomerie
It would be remiss of LabourList to allow one of the big beasts of the British political blogosphere…
No child left behind
Every Child Matters was one of the great success stories of the last Labour government, pushing children up…
PMQs Verdict: Is anyone surprised by David Cameron’s scripted flippancy?
Sometimes an entire PMQs is summed up by one excuse. Occasionally that’s because there has been a superb…
Contribution and compassion – are these the key to Labour’s approach on welfare?
There was an interesting piece by James Kirkup in the Telegraph last Friday that didn’t get much attention,…
Did Labour miscalculate ex-LibDem voters in Eastleigh?
I’m not sure why anyone expected any different. All the polling from Eastleigh is at least consistent on…
Thinking beyond incarceration – Justice and the mentally ill
By Sundar Thavapalasundaram In Britain today mental illness significantly increases one’s chances of imprisonment and impacts disproportionately on…
The real Big Society
In the late 1980s, I took part in Neil Kinnock’s policy review – ‘Meet the Challenge, Make the…
Labour isn’t too complacent – and David Cameron isn’t Keyser Söze
The air raid sirens can be heard once more. Time to put your tin hat on. Over the…
