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The paradox of coalition 25 Aug 2013 | 08:41 pm
Want to know what the silliest thing in modern politics is? Preparing for coalition by identifying what you’d be prepared to give up to get into government after not winning a General Election, when ...
Three years on 23 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
One of the most annoying tics in modern political writing is the unevidenced loyal assertion. This is where a politician or columnist says something like “David Cameron has demonstrated real leadersh...
We should take two steps back, two steps forwards on the cost of living 21 Aug 2013 | 06:16 pm
Labour’s political agenda is currently focused on addressing the cost of living. This is largely because it’s an important issue for lots of people, as this chart from Ipsos-Mori’s Bobby Duffy. So h...
Forward, not back. 19 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
or; the wrongness of Mr Alastair Campbell. After a little more than a year of Gordon Brown’s leadership, I desperately wanted someone else to lead the Labour party, but persuaded myself I was wrong, ...
No, this isn’t just any old August 19 Aug 2013 | 05:56 pm
The summer debate in the Labour party isn’t just over-egged media analysis bought on by summer madness, even though that’s what we’ll all say it is. No, this August what we’re seeing is a fight over ...
The Toynbee zone: or I would if I could but I can’t so I shan’t 16 Aug 2013 | 10:01 pm
This morning Polly Toynbee wrote a column which totally clarified Labour’s strategy under Ed Miliband for me. I doubt it was intended to do this, but sometimes political observations have a truth that...
An exercise in positivity 15 Aug 2013 | 03:49 pm
1. The basic policy position of the Labour party is pretty sound. We are committed to a programme of pragmatic change within difficult economic circumstances, with the goal of securing sustainable eco...
The Labour challenge: Ending our addiction to looking radical 7 Aug 2013 | 03:52 pm
Want to know the most dangerous thing for the Labour party? It’s our longing to look radical. To the punters, we’re just another lot of boring men and women in suits, telling them how great everythin...
Why Labour shouldn’t only rely on a yellow tide to victory 1 Aug 2013 | 05:45 pm
After my post yesterday on the current polling position, the main disagreement was that I underestimate the special circumstances around this coming election, namely the role played by 2010 Lib Dem vo...
Not long left? 31 Jul 2013 | 08:51 pm
So, where are we? With the latest UK polling report average suggesting Labour support is at 38 per cent, are things going well or badly for Labour? Some, from both left and right, argue that it is im...
