High winds – Labour conference 2019
The best and the worst of our current politics
Unleashing Demons – the inside story of Brexit, by Craig Oliver – book review
The Black Box of the car crash
Three colours: blue. Conservative conference 2018
Venn grassroots attack
Theatre of Dreams #cpc17
Cameron and Osborne – not Boris Johnson – ruined Theresa May’s week
Vanity Fair
After Blair, two more party leaders have a day in the sun
Sorry, your Majesty. Crossrail should be named the Johnson line
Crossrail needs a new muse. Step forward Mr Johnson. Not that Mr Johnson.
Borgen and the British General Election
There have been a couple of attempts to see whether Borgen, with its portrayal of mature multi-party politics can teach anything to us in the UK, which is late to … Continue reading
Austin Boris: the motivation of maverick politicians
GMB leader Paul Kenny has laid down a challenge to Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls. ‘If [you] cannot make any spending commitments to give dignity to our people in retirement in … Continue reading
What should we call Crossrail?
Sunday’s Telegraph contained an article by the Mayor of London claiming credit for Crossrail (if I remember correctly, funding was secured in 2007, before his term of office began) and … Continue reading
