If the policy review is being “parked”, Cruddas needs to get it moving, not trash it
Recently I was at a event when a member of the Shadow Cabinet tapped me on the shoulder.…
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Why wasn’t Coulson properly vetted?
‘Have you ever had an affair? Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence? Tell me about…
Nine Remarkable Revelations From the Hacking Trial
It’s been a busy week, so for this column, I have relied heavily on my co-author of Dial…
Labour – a party for the Armed Forces
When Labour’s great reforming government took office in 1945, Clement Atlee led a Cabinet that contained several veterans…
More Irish, Less Harvard
There’s been some interest in Jon Cruddas’s New Statesman interview over the past twenty four hours – unsurprisingly.…
Cameron’s Coulson defence? He wants you to believe he’s a dupe
Andy Coulson is a criminal. He is guilty of conspiracy to hack phones. He committed these crimes before…
Ed Miliband’s problem? He’s trying to please everyone
The day after his barnstorming speech at Labour party conference in Brighton last year, Ed Miliband sat down…
Labour’s next majority
In the hustle and bustle of an election campaign, often the hardest thing is being able to see…
The Labour leader Miliband most resembles? Clem Attlee
The capacity of the Labour Party to go into headless chicken mode never fails to amaze me. Reading…
Whatever happened to Labour’s moral crusade?
Who’d be a British political leader at the moment? Clegg is “toxic”. Cameron looks set to lose the Juncker…
