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Jemima Khan’s interview with Boris Johnson for this week’s New Statesman is subtly devastating. The incumbent Tory Mayor…
“Relatively few Londoners use London transport” claims senior Tory
A quite remarkable statement today from Tory AM Tony Arbour – picked up by the excellent Adam Bienkov:…
Osborne admits the government is “desperate” and “all other policies have failed”
Spot the difference… Today: The Guardian: “The Bank of England will inject billions more of electronic cash into Britain’s flagging…
What does Borgen tell us about ourselves?
Birgitte Nyborg joins the pantheon of idealistic, smart, likeable politicians we all secretly wish we had instead of…
Abu Qatada: what Yvette Cooper should be saying, but isn’t
The European Court of Human Rights is preventing Britain from deporting the radical Muslim preacher, Abu Qatada, to…
Twitter is great – but it’s no doorstep
I love Twitter. I love the instant reaction to whatever is happening in the world. I love the…
Tories shouldn’t be attacking Ken on gay rights – they should be thanking him
The notion that Ken Livingstone has anything to apologise for when it comes to gay rights is so laughable…
Livingstone campaign statement on New Statesman interview
A spokesperson for Ken Livingstone said: “Ken is clearly saying the advance of lesbian and gay people into…
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If someone had told me a year ago that Ken Livingstone would be the first politician in the…
The launch of Liberal Left is to be welcomed
The launch of Liberal Left is to be welcomed. Anything that challenges the Centre-right voting block of the…
