So the internet is going to be a pretty big part of the General Election campaign, and today has highlighted one of the reasons why - the speed with which the debate can totally change is breathtaking. I don't know exactly ...Read More
I'm a fan of when albums are released and along with the 'official' song titles, bands include the working titles and draft ideas. So, what would labour's pledge card look like with the same notes? Secure the economic recovery. (Tax everyone to ...Read More
After what feels like a fairly hectic January, I thought I'd catch up with my blogging on two of Westminster's current hot topics - topics which in the real world, nobody really cares about. Much has been made of ...Read More
So - David Cameron's photo was airbrushed for the recent billboard campaign. A crap story, but I guess the Daily Mirror has to fill it's pages with something. Not like they can write about the economy, as they'd have to ...Read More
Gordon Brown, his friends would have us believe, is really a barrel of laughs - if only the media would stop portraying him as otherwise. In an interview with Newsnight last night, Peter Mandleson again pursued the idea that Gordon Brown ...Read More
i've not blogged for a couple of weeks, and of course for that i am extremely sorry. my readers (well, reader - thanks mum) have of course been bombarding my inbox with questions about this and that. as some of you ...Read More
what's the point in an inquiry if it's in secret? a week after being told it was illegal to prosecute people and not tell them why, and intially refusing to release the report that cleared a minister of wrongdoing, the ...Read More
there are many things i didnt like about Friday's cabinet reshuffle - not least the appointment of two more peers in cabinet posts and no way for MPs to hold them to account at the dispatch box. Then, we have surallen. ...Read More
I can't imagine what the future students of politics will make of the last week. In fact, I'm not sure if those currently craming for A-level and degree exams arent desperately trying to work in the events of the past ...Read More
so, last week Gordon Brown proudly announced he was going to scrap the second home allowance and replace it with a daily 'clock on' payment. (The same type of payment that works brilliantly in Brussells. Well, I say brilliantly - ...Read More