‘A long-delayed moment of truth for North Sea oil and Labour’s climate credentials’
In the Greenpeace office this week, I suggested running a sweepstake on when we would finally get a…
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Wednesday January 23rd 2013 – the day that Cameron stopped trying to modernise the Conservative Party
By Alan Johnson MP David Cameron’s speech on Europe has demonstrated his weakness rather than his strength. No…
Forget Cameron’s Europe speech – today’s GDP figures are the real game changer
Was Cameron’s Europe speech really just two days ago? At the time many on the right (and indeed…
This is how little growth George Osborne has delivered
We’re not quite at triple dip yet, but as GDP figures are released today showing the economy shrank…
GDP falls by 0.3% – Remember when Cameron said “The good news will keep coming”?
As the economy contracts (again) here’s a reminder of what Cameron said just three short months ago: “The…
Cameron is the son of Wilson – not Thatcher or Major
In all the rune-reading that has happened since the Prime Minister’s European speech yesterday, I very few have…
Glenda Jackson MP to step down
As expected Glenda Jackson will be stepping down as Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn – confirming what…
Yesterday the Tories looked strong – today they look desperate
Yesterday it felt like the Tories were in control. They were united behind Cameron on Europe (for now)…
Labour leadership “very keen” for votes at 16 to be in Labour’s 2015 manifesto
There’s broad support from across the Labour Party today for the announcement that the Labour frontbench would be…
One Nation, One Health and Social Care Service
Andy Burnham opened Labour’s health policy review today by setting out how the next Labour government will deliver…
Rachel Reeves writes to UK stats chief over Cameron’s misleading claims in PPB
Last night David Cameron claimed in a (scripted) Party Political Broadcast that “We are paying down Britain’s debts”.…
