Building a party fit for the 21st century
Very soon (perhaps even today) the six new “Executive Directors” of the Labour Party will be announced. Working…
Featured
Why PMQs is like Question Time (and both are rubbish)
I don’t watch Prime Minister’s Questions. Never. Wednesday is my only day off and I’d rather have a…
State of the Party survey: Steady Eddy
Last month in our State of the Party survey, we saw a New Year Ed Mili-bounce, as Ed’s…
The private sector always has a place in public services
My taxi driver the other morning, at around 6am on the way to the station, was telling me…
Remploy: Again, disabled people are told they are “not viable”
Yesterday, after months and months of uncertainty, the Government announced that they would close 36 of its 54…
The Tory Masterplan: Labour’s Response
Tim Montgomerie had a fascinating post on ConservativeHome this week outlining the Tory plan to get themselves over…
February survey – last chance to vote
There’s less than 24 hours left to vote in our February “State of the Party” survey – it…
PMQS verdict: Slowly but surely, Ed Miliband is getting better at PMQs
A sombre PMQs this week, and as quiet as I’ve heard the chamber for some time. Unsurprising considering…
The gold I want to go for
My call for civil disobedience around the time of the Olympic Games caused a media storm last week. …
Michael Gove – Teflon Man
In 1991, a This Week special asked whether Kenneth Baker was ‘the Tories’ Teflon man’. 20 years later…
