Helmer’s defection to UKIP ultimately the result of Tory confusion about selection processes
At one level I can’t get very worked up about Roger Helmer MEP defecting from the Tories to…
Europe
Abolishing an elected European Parliament is no way forward – a response to Jack Straw
I don’t know what annoys me more – that a high-level Labour politician can have such misguided ideas,…
Straw says abolish the European Parliament
Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw called for the abolition of the European Parliament at an event organised by…
Fascism in Europe is strong, smart and growing fast
On Monday, I was disappointed to learn from the Bureau of the European Parliament that seven European political parties…
Ed Miliband should campaign for François Hollande
The Presidential election in France to be held on 22 April with a further round on 5 May,…
Chuka Umunna on what Britain can learn from Germany
We need more growth from the EU, Mr. Cameron, not more austerity
David Cameron has just lost another opportunity to create Jobs and Growth in the UK. In December, he…
Camps vs Garzón: an extraordinary inversion of justice
Imagine a major British political figure, like the Mayor of London or the First Minister of Scotland, in the middle…
The Tory Right revolt (day 2)
After yesterday’s EU inspired attack on the PM from Philip Davies MP, and some feisty questions from his…
