Murphy’s Challenge – 5 obstacles Scottish Labour’s new leader must overcome
Jim Murphy’s election victory today was pretty much as good a result as he could have hoped for.…
Westminster
10 tangible changes Ed Miliband could make today to kickstart his leadership
The attempted coup (if it was ever as organised or serious as that) is over. The newspaper stories…
The Westminster Bubble is at it again
My favourite story from the Better Together campaign is one I heard about Jim Murphy a few weeks…
Labour needs to devolve to deliver
In the past week there has been increased debate about English regions outside of London and in particular…
Should Labour consider Disability shortlists for Westminster selections?
Last week David Blunkett – former Labour home secretary and a disabled MP – announced that he will…
Axelrod – that’s what I call a reality check
“It will be me.” That was Hillary Clinton, at the end of November 2007, expressing her confidence to…
MPs should not be employing their own staff
Over the weekend, Eric Joyce made a very sensible suggestion. He may have a penchant for violence that…
Who’d be an MP?
MPs are paid pretty well. That’s certainly true and it’s is worth saying right at the top. But…
A woman’s place is in the house…of Commons
This week’s PMQ’s was hugely insightful; whether you believe Ed Miliband’s action was a “stunt” or not, there is no…
Blair is right – the political gene pool is too shallow. But we shouldn’t be too hard on the SpAds
“I advise any young person who wants to go into politics today: go and spend some time out…
