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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Cameron’s NHS/deficit poster comes back to haunt him (again)
Back in January 2010 – David Cameron said: But today, we’ve had: And it also turns out…
Do we need a Marshall plan for the Middle East?
World prices are on the up and leaders are worried. G20 Ministers are regularly talking to see how…
About that deficit REDUCTION plan George…
Last year we had a surplus in July, how about this year?
Comments: A spot of housingkeeping
A quick note to all commenters (and would be commenters) on LabourList posts. I have taken the decision…
Ed’s got a new guru? It’s much more complex than that…
Recently the New Statesman’s George Eaton revealed that Tim Soutphommasane was Ed Miliband’s new “guru”. Yesterday the Observer…
Rape 101
Ooookay. Thanks, the internet. I’d got most of my column written at about half seven last night –…
Labour’s policy review needs to win the generation game
The unfair settlement between generations in Britain is an open wound at the heart of society. At the…
The Pussy Riot case is about fundamental human rights
As predicted the trial in Moscow of three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot has ended…
Burnham does the double – he’s your MP of the month (and your favourite shadow cabinet member)
Yesterday Andy Burnham retained his position at the top of the Shadow Cabinet rankings – a position he’s…
Tory MPs attack Brits as Lazy – labelling us “among the worst idlers in the world”
Some absolute charmers from the Tory 2010 intake have attacked the British as “among the worst idlers in the…
