Labour defeats Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras by-election
Labour has held Keir Starmer’s former constituency in a by-election, comfortably defeating Green leader Zack Polanski. Camden council…
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We could have stronger universities that charge much lower fees
The introduction of £9000 a year university fees defined the new Coalition for many. Nick Clegg’s honest image…
Tory Council Candidate: “Conservatives are not racist. So many of the Conservatives have foreign wives after all.”
Just when you thought Tory council candidates had learned to stop shooting themselves in the foot (or that…
The way Labour elects its leader WILL change – but have negotiations broken down?
Labour’s special conference is only six weeks away – but reports this morning suggest that negotiations have broken…
Anne McGuire MP to step down at the next election
Stirling MP Anne McGuire has announced that she will be stepping down at the next election. Until recently…
Want a political career? I warn you not to be a woman
I’m crying and I feel sick. The Lib Dems are not my party. So why is my reaction…
Seven new selections announced – but which are open and which are AWS?
Yesterday at Labour’s oddly-named (but incredibly important) “Org Sub” meeting (short for “Organisational Subcommittee of the NEC) it…
The deep freeze between Labour and the Lib Dems just stopped thawing
Last week I asked if the “Deep freeze” between Labour and Nick Clegg’s Lib Dems was beginning to…
PMQs verdict: There’s no such thing as half a truce, Ed
Sometimes you’ve got to put your hands up and admit you were wrong. Last week I poured a…
Young Syrians shouldn’t be the lasting victims of this bloody war
When we think about the crisis in Syria it’s only natural that we start with the immediate threats…
Are the banks Labour’s next target?
During the course of Ed Miliband’s leadership the party has had some of its greatest successes when there…
