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Labour imagining things in Feltham and Heston
Dec 16th
On the night of December 15th, 2011, it was announced that Seema Malhotra had been elected as the new MP for Feltham and Heston and the newest member of parliament for Labour. This was a by-election that was caused by the untimely death of Alan Keen, who had been the MP for that constituency since…
Inverclyde’s importance
Jul 1st
On June 30th, 2011, it was announced that Iain McKenzie had been elected as an MP in the Inverclyde by-election. I understand that news about PMQs and the performance of Ed Miliband is more important in the eyes of the media. However, any by-election at this time is a key opportunity to test the success…
A policy speech without policy
Jun 26th
Policy is important. A political party can have a raison d’etre, but if it has no detail or any proof of how it can live up to what they say, it will always be difficult for them to get elected. In election times, appropriate marketing can cover up the holes for a certain amount of…
Shadow Cabinet elections to go?
Jun 24th
It was reported earlier today that Ed Miliband supports calls to scrap Shadow Cabinet elections. Many people support the idea (Tony Blair, Benedict Brogan and me as examples), but there is naturally some opposition and claims that it will be anti-democratic. This move has also been compared to the famous (and successful) attempts by Tony…
Dennis Skinner – Dinosaur or legend?
Jun 14th
I’ve sometimes joked that Dennis Skinner must be a Time Lord, because everytime I he speaks I feel like I’m going back into the 1970s. His tone sounds like an an old-school, angry industrial worker on strike (he was a miner though before becoming an MP and was a well-known supporter of Arthur Scargill). It’s…
Brown Watch – The search for Gordon
Jun 7th
In a post on this blog last year, I looked at the lack of activity from Gordon Brown after the General Election. I noted that he hasn’t done much in parliament and there is little evidence of work in his constituency. This is interesting when you consider the following quote from this Guardian article: “So…
It’s time to drop ‘Conservative-led Government’
Feb 10th
If you watch PMQs, TV news or take notice of some other form of media, you’ll probably have heard the term ‘Conservative-led Government’. It is the latest thing being used by Labour to help destabilise the government, instead of focusing on creating alternative policy. In some respects, it’s a perfectly legitimate phrase and I will…
Labour Uncut disregarding part of the government
Jan 24th
An article was recently posted on the popular blog ‘Labour Uncut‘ entitled ‘Can we please just ignore the Lib Dems?’. I viewed this with interest as the author (Rob Marchant) seemed to claim that campaigning against the Liberal Democrats was a waste of energy and they should focus their efforts on the Conservatives. He thinks…
Alan Johnson and The Shadows
Jan 22nd
It’s now widely known that Alan Johnson MP has resigned from the Shadow Cabinet and there has been a reshuffle as a result. Numerous news sources have covered it and bloggers from all sections of the political spectrum have given their opinions. This blog post is all about that news. The resignation I knew it…
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath’s missing MP
Dec 5th
It has been said that it’s very difficult to carry on as an MP after you have been Prime Minister. John Major famously left to ‘watch the cricket’ in 1997. Tony Blair left to become a Middle East Envoy – a highly paid job with the aim of getting peace in that region. Gordon Brown…
