Several Labour MPs warn Jackdaw approval could undermine climate progress
More than a dozen Labour MPs have expressed opposition to the government’s approval of the controversial Jackdaw gas…
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NEC Report – September 25th 2012
Leader’s Report Ed Miliband gave us a sneak preview of some of the themes that would appear in…
Nick Clegg, and a very generous audience
What Nick Clegg needed to do today was give a plausible explanation of what on earth the Lib…
Nick Clegg – Forwards! To the past!
As Conor McGinn acerbically noted on Twitter: 3.40pm Nick Clegg: “The past is gone and it isn’t coming…
Britain’s unions can be relevant again, but not by espousing fringe politics
As Peter Watt pointed out at the time of the TUC conference, its influence is declining for a…
A visit to Liberal Democrat Conference – a pluralists worst nightmare
Visiting Liberal Democrat conference has been a sobering experience for someone who was brought up to see the…
Nick Clegg tells 66% of people to vote Labour
A spectacular move from Nick Clegg, as reported by the Birmingham Post: Nick Clegg tells critics: ‘If you…
The Lib Dems can’t hide the fact they have betrayed students and universities
Nick Clegg’s public apology for promising not to raise tuition fees was very telling. Standing by the policy,…
Lib Dem conference goers sing “Tony Blair can f**k off and die”
A few weeks ago there was consternation – quite rightly – about “Thatcher death t-shirts” on sale from a…
We need to have serious debate about what local government is for
A lot has happened since conference 2011. Two of the most significant things are a shift back to…
Andrew Mitchell – “Big Swinging D**k”
The briefing against Andrew Mitchell is intensifying, and it’s not exactly showing him in a good light. He…
