Labour leads by 15 points in Corby – let the expectation management begin
According to Lord Ashcroft – who regardless of your feelings about the man, is reliable when it comes…
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Keir Hardie and the realist’s dilemma
156 years ago today James Keir Hardie was born into grinding poverty in a one-bedroom cottage in North…
Smile. You’re voting Labour
After two glorious weeks Britain didn’t just surprise the world but surprised itself. The national trait – deep…
Constituents come first, but MPs should be concerned about national and international issues too
Last week I paid a very brief visit to Moscow, at my own expense, to observe a high…
Should we love the flag more?
Like most people I will miss the Olympics and Paralympics when they’re finally finished. Our seven year, £9bn…
Finally, some common sense (but these PCC elections are still a farce)
Last week saw the ridiculous case of Bob Ashford, which was them further compunded by the baffling and…
Now let’s make the case for real equal constituencies
Nick Clegg’s decision to pull the plug on new Parliamentary boundaries appears to give us plenty to cheer.…
Corby is a not just a by-election Labour ought to win: it is one it cannot afford to lose
The average reaction of most Labourites to last Monday’s news from Corby must surely have been: we never…
London 2012 – The People’s Olympics
So the curtain has closed on what must surely be celebrated as one of the greatest ever Olympic…
Variety is the key to school sport – not spending five years sucking at netball
In this lull between the Olympics and Paralympics, everyone has their own idea about what we should learn…
