Monthly Archives: August 2010

…the best Miliband.

There’s nothing worse than middle-class tories who think they understand the working class. Here’s Iain Dale on the Policy Exchange’s clever ruse on housing…. The second thing was the potential political gain of one of the key recommendations – to … Continue reading →

I understand from the news this morning that Peter Mandelson, in a barely concealed warning about Ed Miliband, is issuing warnings that any attempt by a Labour leader to “roll back” New Labour would be disastrous. As it appears in … Continue reading →

I’m grateful to Tim Worstall for drawing this to my attention and I’m copying this in its entirety from Paul Sagar’s Bad Conscience. This is a quick plug for Prisoner Ben. If you don’t already read Ben’s Prison Blog, then … Continue reading →

I know the BBC are strapped for cash, but this line up for tonight’s Any Questions is taking the proverbial!

Margaret Thatcher’s friend Asil Nadir returns to Britain after 17 years exile… He said he hoped the new Government would be ‘wise enough and will think highly enough of Great Britain’ to clear the matter. and… Nadir, who donated about … Continue reading →

… and Jon Cruddas is wrong! Luke Akehurst has written an interesting piece on the Labour leadership election and what he refers to as the ‘kaleidoscope of alignments’ across the party around the leadership issue. It shows the strange nature … Continue reading →

As Iain Dale might say, (but almost certainly won’t).. some might call it corruption. Tories sell access to Ministers at £1,000 a head. “…application forms on the Tory Party website make it clear that business leaders prepared to spend £1,000-a-head … Continue reading →

Budget hits the poorest hardest, says IFS. Oh dear…. The institute’s report will come as a blow to Clegg who reassured anxious Lib Dem MPs on the night of the budget that he and his ministers had ensured that it … Continue reading →

Much as folk may have got orgasmic over whether or not Chuck Kennedy was thinking of crossing the floor and joining Labour over the weekend, it was largely irrelevant. Ok, if he had there may have been a couple of … Continue reading →