Why Labour must get off the sidelines on Europe
With the European right rallying behind Nicolas Sarkozy for the upcoming French presidential election, Ed Miliband must now…
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Maurice Glasman’s Sun on Sunday column – “The Squeezed Bottom”
As has been reported today, Maurice Glasman’s column for the Sun on Sunday won’t be appearing in the…
We need to talk about Kevin
When former Aussie Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was brusquely usurped by the current incumbent, Julia Gillard, in June…
MOD rejected bid to make Navy tankers in the UK
There’s a story in the Daily Mail today that shows Defence Secretary Philip Hammond turned down an offer…
Hague to address anti NHS cuts rally
A great scoop from The Sun today, who report that Foreign Secretary William Hague is set to address…
It’s all about the money, money, money
David Cameron is very angry about Job snobbery. Very angry indeed. And almost certainly because he believes it…
On Progress, the NEC and “dodgy dossiers”
It’s getting dirty. The contest for the constituency places on the national executive committee (NEC) of the Labour…
The Culture Wars are back to distract us
This week saw the launch of the ludicrous “Coalition for Marriage” (though apparently they prefer C4M – I’m…
I Agree with Jack, End EU Elections
I agree with Jack Straw. EU parliamentary elections should be abolished. It’s not that we object to democracy,…
PMQs verdict: How could anyone have “won” something as dreadful as that?
So much of the coverage of PMQs is focussed on the snap verdict. Who won? Who lost? I’m…
