The Independent, December 6th 2012 Cut less to achieve more on debt and the deficit Many people feel torn on big economic questions. The arguments are often complicated, so they look at the politicians on each side and back the ones they trust the most – or distrust the least. It’s comforting to be […]
Dec 06, 2012 | Categories: Politics | Tags: AAA, austerity, conservatives, cuts, deficit, demand, economy, Ed Balls, ERM, euro, exports, GDP, George Osborne, Gordon Brown, growth, investment, Labour, multiplier, OBR, spending, trade | Leave A Comment »
His task is to be the voice of moderation, to appeal to the thoughtful centrist
Sep 26, 2012 | Categories: Politics | Tags: centrist, Labour, lib dems, liberal democrats, moderate, nick clegg, tories, VAN, voter activation network, voter vault | Leave A Comment »
The rules are unfairly stacked against Siobhan Benita
Apr 30, 2012 | Categories: Politics | Tags: BBC, boris johnson, bradford west, brian paddick, george galloway, jenny jones, ken livingstone, Labour, lib dems, london, mayor, siobhan benita, SNP, tories | Leave A Comment »
The problem is they don’t guarantee you a secret ballot
Apr 15, 2012 | Categories: Politics | Tags: asian, biraderi, birmingham, blackburn, bradford west, british asian, council of europe, fraud, indian, joseph rowntree reform trust, Labour, pakistani, postal ballots, postal votes, postal voting | Leave A Comment »
If Labour had been less arrogant and complacent in Bradford West, it could have won
Apr 02, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: boris johnson, bradford west, francois hollande, george galloway, ken livingstone, Labour, left, london, mayor, muslim, populist | Leave A Comment »
The problem is that Ed Miliband is too clever for his own good
Jan 16, 2012 | Categories: Politics | Tags: austerity, blair, Brown, coalition, conservatives, cuts, Ed Balls, ed miliband, kinnock, Labour, poll, spend, tax, tories, yougov | 1 Comment »
Bizarrely, the best hope for resolving Coalition differences is a collapse of the eurozone
Dec 12, 2011 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: coalition, collapse, conservatives, david cameron, ed miliband, EU, euro, eurosceptics, eurozone, financial services, George Osborne, ken clarke, Labour, lib dems, liberal democrats, nick clegg, tories, veto, vince cable | Leave A Comment »
We have pretty strong feelings about who is deserving and undeserving
Nov 07, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: bailout, bankers, banking, britain, euro, eurozone, financial crisis, france, germany, greece, imf, Labour, lawrence, maastricht criteria, miliband, prudent, shakespeare, spendthrift | Leave A Comment »
Treat the Nationalists like recalcitrant teenagers
Sep 05, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: danny alexander, david cameron, independence, Labour, lib dems, michael moore, murdo fraser, north sea oil, royal bank of scotland, Scotland, SNP, subsidy, tories, tuition fees, unionists | 2 Comments »
The scaremongering over AV is so disproportionate, you wonder if they’re looking at the same voting system
Apr 25, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: alternative vote, AV, conservatives, first past the post, FPTP, hung parliament, Labour, lib dems, proportional, referendum, tories | Leave A Comment »
Miliband is neither useless nor excellent. He oscillates unnervingly between the two.
Apr 04, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: Alan Johnson, charlie falconer, chief whip, david cameron, Ed Balls, ed miliband, iain duncan smith, jack straw, james purnell, Labour, labour leader, margaret thatcher, neil kinnock, nick brown, Shadow Chancellor, tony blair, william hague | Leave A Comment »
As politics shows, good intentions are all very well but progress is achingly slow
Feb 28, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: all-women shortlists, ann clwyd, boards, business, conservative, corporate, daily telegraph, david cameron, demeaning, harriet harman, Labour, lord davies of abersoch, max hastings, politics, quotas, theresa may, tory, trade unions, veronica wadley, women | Leave A Comment »
Like Gordon Brown, he believes he’s superior to almost everyone
Jan 24, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: Alan Johnson, Alistair Darling, arrogant, banks, bully, deficit, Ed Balls, ed miliband, George Osborne, Gordon Brown, Labour, leader, politics, Shadow Chancellor, tony blair | Leave A Comment »
The students have stomped out but there are millions of grown-ups who may now vote Lib Dem
Dec 13, 2010 | Categories: Politics | Tags: ashcroft, cable, clegg, coalition, ed miliband, honest, hung parliament, Labour, lib dems, liberal democrats, pledge, poll, students, tuition fees, tv debates | 1 Comment »
The wisdom of crowds is at its best when it comes to judgments of character, not policy
Nov 29, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: cable, clegg, democracy, ed miliband, federal policy committee, Labour, lib dems, liberal democrats, nick clegg, one member one vote, party, tony blair, trade unions, tuition fees, vince cable | 5 Comments »
These days, pensioners are no more likely to be poor than younger people
Oct 25, 2010 | Categories: Politics, Uncategorized | Tags: benefits, bus pass, conservative, cuts, fairness, Labour, liberal democrat, pensioners, pensions, tory, winter fuel allowance | 18 Comments »
Douglas Alexander has found it wonderful to work for someone who wouldn’t allow negative briefing
Oct 18, 2010 | Categories: Politics, Uncategorized | Tags: coalition, david cameron, david miliband, ed miliband, Labour, miliband, nick clegg, politics, tory | 2 Comments »
If ministers reward those who shout loudest, the cacophony will become unbearable
Oct 11, 2010 | Categories: Politics | Tags: cameron, child benefit, clegg, comprehensive spending review, conservative, cuts, fairness, fees, Labour, lib dem, politics, tories, tuition fees | 24 Comments »
The Tory leader is not a great fan of his party, so he finds coalitions easy and conference tiresome
Oct 04, 2010 | Categories: Politics | Tags: cameron, clegg, coalition, conservative, contact creator, cowley, kavanagh, Labour, lib dems, liberal democrat, politics, tories | 1 Comment »
The only party that would gain from it being wrecked is Labour
Sep 20, 2010 | Categories: Politics | Tags: AV, cameron, clegg, coalition, conservatives, electoral reform, Labour, lib dems, referendum, tories | 1 Comment »
His memoirs have many good lessons on how to succeed in both opposition and government.
Sep 06, 2010 | Categories: Politics | Tags: alastair campbell, anji hunter, blair, cameron, clegg, conservative, Labour, northern ireland, politics, tony blair | 4 Comments »
Both Milibands believe the interests of the middle class are no longer the same as the filthy rich
Aug 30, 2010 | Categories: Politics | Tags: david cameron, david miliband, ed miliband, fairness, Labour, middle class, miliband, nick clegg, rich, tories | 1 Comment »
