Another Tory defects to UKIP
Richard Barnes, Deputy Mayor of London between 2008 and 2012, has announced that he has left the Conservative…
Douglas Carswell
Hours before Tory conference starts – ANOTHER Tory MP defects to UKIP
First Douglas Carswell quit the Tories to join UKIP. Now Mark Reckless has acted like his name and…
Abolish PCCs, say LabourList readers
The report into child sexual abuse in Rotherham released last week – which found that over 1,400 children…
A summer win for Labour – as the Tories bickered amongst themselves
Looking back on the summer just gone, the contrast between the Labour and Tory campaign these past few…
Clacton polling: What does it say for Labour?
The date for the by-election in Clacton was confirmed this morning as Thursday, October 9th – not only…
Chris Kelly standing down is as significant as Douglas Carswell defecting
Defections from one political party to another don’t happen very often, and they make great political theatre, so…
Weekly survey: Crime commissioners, Douglas Carswell and Labour defections
The role of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) has been in the news lately, with the low turnout…
Irreconcilable differences and unreasonable behaviour
I committed one of those Twitter no-nos last week when the news about Douglas Carswell quitting the Tories…
Austin Mitchell rubbishes claims that Labour MPs could join UKIP
The idea that any Labour MPs could follow Douglas Carswell’s lead by joining UKIP is merely “wishful thinking”…
David Cameron only has himself to blame for his problems with UKIP
This week’s defection by Douglas Carswell to UKIP was a hammer blow for the Prime Minister’s authority. David Cameron…
