The art of the political apology
There are few things more difficult in politics than apologising without making things worse – and there are…
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What I saw on April 15th, 1989
15 April 1989. As a 14 year old boy I witnessed, from the safety of another stand, 96…
Forget PMQs – it seems so small now
My intention was to write a PMQs verdict today, as I do every week. My intention was to…
Hillsborough – In praise of Steve Rotheram, Andy Burnham, Maria Eagle and others
It has taken far, far too long, but today may finally bring the truth – and some justice…
The Tory and the confidence fairy
There’s a funny little Panglossian piece by Tory peer and former minister Michael Bates on ConservativeHome. As an…
Yaqoob for Labour? Unlikely – and that’s almost certainly for the best
Last night Respect leader Salma Yaqoob left George Galloway’s party. This followed in the wake of another high…
Galloway’s party in disarray as leader Yaqoob quits
Salma Yaqoob – until this evening the leader of George Galloway’s Respect Party – has quit. Her resignation…
Ex-SNP deputy leader says the party is “Totalitarian”
Jim Sillars lays into Salmond and co: “Totalitarian would be a fair description of Scotland’s majority party.” (h/t…
Jowell to leave Shadow Cabinet
As was widely expected, Tessa Jowell has quit the Shadow Cabinet following the end of the Olympics and…
Either we all live in a decent Britain, or nobody does
Over the past few months, there has been a steady flow of stories about the rise in the…
The Tory Party is eating itself as it fast forwards through government
The modern day leaders of the Tory Party are often characterised as young men in a hurry. So much…
