So the first poll to shed a bit of light on how the Labour leadership contest is progressing is already causing major wobbles. First, Tony Blair came out of his self-imposed ‘victory-lap’ exile on Tuesday and […]
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Left Behind
It is not just an opinion that appealing to enough of the centre ground is the way to win a British General election, it is a psephological fact. Consequently, Labour is in very real danger […]
The Four Horsemen of the ‘Labpocalypse’
If I were inclined to be pessimistic my Sunday has been ruined. However, optimistically, my day couldn’t have been more politically satisfying. I usually look forward to watching Andrew Neil on the Sunday politics as […]
Punch and Judy Pay
So its official, IPSA have finalised the 10% pay rise for MPs. In a politically toxic environment of austerity where public sector pay rises are capped at 1%, this has obviously provoked much ire. Already […]
Strike it Stupid
“WE ARE READY FOR THE FIGHT, AND WE WILL, I BELIEVE, FIND ALLIES THROUGHOUT SOCIETY, AMONGST EVERYONE WHO CARES FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY.” This call has gone out, and it seems Len McCluskey is finally […]
Glory Glory Tories
I was wrong, very wrong. Much like those on their deathbeds rallying briefly before the inevitable demise, I had believed that 1992 represented the final rally before the death prang of the Conservative Party as […]
Listen, it’s not a TAX
A quick rant… Its about the only success Labour had in the last parliament; managing to get the Spare Room Subsidy colloquially known as a ‘Bedroom Tax’. Its not a tax. Its a sanction/reduction on […]
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