Lucy Powell selected as Manchester Central candidate
Tonight Manchester Central CLP selected their candidate for the November by-election. Around 200 members (just short of fifty…
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Manchester Central candidates in their own words
Tonight Manchester Central party members will be meeting to quiz the four shortlisted candidates for the upcoming by-election,…
Boris retains poll lead – but 78% believe he is Mayor for the rich
The latest YouGov poll on the London Mayoral race has Ken Livingstone trailing Boris Johnson by six percent…
“Dial M for Murdoch” by Tom Watson to be published this week
“Dial M for Murdoch” – Tom Watson’s long awaited book on the phone hacking scandal (written with Martin…
Labour Peer suspended over Obama “bounty” allegations (which he denies)
Labour peer Lord Ahmed has been suspended by the party, pending an investigation into allegations that he offered…
Miliband backs £5k donation cap
This morning on Andrew Marr, Ed Miliband announced that he favours a cap of £5,000 on all donations…
Ad agency CEO reacts angrily to “actor” claims over Livingstone PEB
After claims emerged that Ken Livingstone’s Party Election Broadcast featured “actors”, Matthew Charlton, the CEO of BETC London (the agency…
Andy Burnham retains MP of the Month crown
He has topped the shadow cabinet league table three months in a row – but now Andy Burnham…
There can be no true republic without socialism
Not one of France’s five republics has truly fulfilled the ideals of the 1789 Revolution. The First and…
I am still haunted by the ghosts of 1992
Like many geekier political folk I spent a lot of Easter Monday glued to the BBC Parliament channel…
