There’s been quite a lot of Andrew Lansley in the press lately – mostly because he’s been making a terrible mess of NHS “reform”. It seems that no-one else can think of anything good to say about his reforms, especially the Prime Minister whose best riposte so far has been something along the lines of “Errrm, there’s a doctor in Doncaster who likes them…so there.” Enlightening, I’m sure. Now he’s been given the magical vote of confidence from Cameron – [...]
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Your January MP of the month is…
Your LabourList MP of the month – for the second time in a row is Chuka Umunna. He was the MP of the month last time we asked you to vote back in November (December was MP of the year) and he’s won you over again this month. Umunna was instrumental...
Ed (re)defines the squeezed middle
In a wide-ranging speech last night in Sheffield, Ed Miliband sought to explain what he means by the squeezed middle – and what he should have said when he was questioned about it months ago: “When John Humphrys asked me what I meant by the...
Prezza for Police Commissioner?
According to the Hull and East Riding Mail: “Lord Prescott said: “I want the opportunity to continue my public service to the region with a mandate from the people to protect the community and target criminals. “I feel that after proudly serving...
- Quote of the day: Miliband wants PMQs reform
- Shadow cabinet rankings – January 2012
- “Relatively few Londoners use London transport” claims senior Tory
Comment
Ed Miliband should campaign for François Hollande
The Presidential election in France to be held on 22 April with a further round on 5 May, if necessary, matters hugely to the rest of Europe. Were Francois Hollande to win, there would be one significant voice at the top table in Europe opposed to the...
Cameron’s cleaner plan leaves out the 99%
Poor Dave. Everything’s going wrong and he just doesn’t have a clue what to do, does he? He’s sitting on an economic mess that is getting worse by the day. None of the plans seem to be quite working as they’d hoped. Incredibly, Gideon’s made-up...
Elected City Mayors are an opportunity for Labour – if the party takes a positive approach
Labour run Liverpool Council voted this week to go straight to the election in May for a directly elected mayor, bypassing the referendum. This is significant. Not only does this open up the opportunity for Labour to gain more powers in the City, but...
- Why the Left should beware Salmond-onomics
- The Labour Party was near the edge – are we back from the brink?
- A big moment for the NHS – and for blogging
Video
Another Lembit video
Earlier this week we brought you the internet sensation that is “Pop Lembit”. But as we all know Lembit has always been an extrovert, and it turns out he has something in his back catalogue...
Give them a voice
Today Ken Livingstone has released the following video as part of his crime campaign:
Lembit Opik – Pop star?
Is it wrong that I think that this tune is actually quite good? As for the video…the less said the better. But it’s better than this one. Update: Opik tells Ruth Barnett of Sky News: “The...
- Did Justine Greening plan a stunt to spin the media on bonuses?
- Maria Eagle – Greening can block Network Rail bonuses
- How US politicians speak to trade unions
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