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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Lib Dem Leaflet Fail
Seemingly the news has yet to reach Manchester Lib Dems… (Via: Guido Fawkes)
Iain McNicol confirms CLP reorganisation “will not now go ahead”
Yesterday we reported that Labour’s CLP reorganisation was “set to be scrapped” following Nick Clegg’s bounday change u-turn.…
Guns, gangs and grime
As we stood in the boxing club overlooking the sprawling Stonebridge estate, Lefty, a former member of the…
Catching the bounce
The Olympics have captured national attention and sent our spirits soaring in recent days. Precedent suggests that this kind…
The Labour Party (and the blogosphere) has become hysterical about “our glorious return to power”
It’s been a heady couple of weeks for Labour members and supporters. Our party is riding higher in…
Well played Sadiq Khan – but now Labour must deliver
It’s fair to say that Sadiq Khan (and Ed Miliband) both played a blinder – in parliamentary tactic…
Labour are the bookies favourites to take back Corby from the Tories
With Louise Mensch resigning less than half way through the parliamentary term, and Labour’s candidate Andy Swaford already…
Labour’s CLP reorganisation set to be scrapped following boundary change u-turn
As well as potentially giving Labour a huge advantage at the next general election, another advantage to the…
Where will Labour’s money come from?
Last week’s news that, like all parties, Labour’s income was down in 2011, comes as no surprise, as…
The coalition experiment is over
The Coalition experiment is over. Nick Clegg’s announcement today that House of Lords reform will no longer be…
