We don’t want to all be in it together
Nearly two weeks on and the Budget is still niggling. George Osborne doesn’t just walk out into the political…
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Newsnight mayoral debate: A wasted hour
Well there’s an hour of my life I won’t get back. Tonight’s Newsnight debate was billed as a…
“You don’t know a thing about their lives. They live where you wouldn’t dare to drive”
“You don’t know a thing about their lives/ They live where you wouldn’t dare to drive,” warbled Morrissey…
It’s time to call off the aggression and nastiness in this mayoral election campaign
Boris Johnson’s foul-mouthed tirade at Ken Livingstone in a lift at the LBC studios has set a new…
We don’t do politics
On Saturday, there was a #labourdoorstep tweet which said that there had been a ‘mixed reaction’ in the…
Politicians are right to focus on anti-social behaviour – but do they really understand it?
A few weeks ago while out canvassing I spent ten minutes talking to someone about anti-social behaviour on…
3 lessons from Bradford West
A lot will be written about Bradford West over the coming weeks as Labour tries to work out…
Happy April Fools’ Week
The earliest recordance of April Fool’s Day is in ‘The Nun’s Priest’s Tale’ chapter of The Canterbury Tales: Sin March bigan,…
Bradford West: A view from the ground
I joined the campaign full time 2 weeks before the election, and spent every day campaigning at the…
Government are “out of touch” say voters
A poll for the Independent on Sunday and the Sunday Mirror has found that 72% of people agree…
