A clear choice…

My friend Liliane has received today this email from Labour HQ,
Dear Liliane
I’m sure you’ve already seen reports about our employment summit on the news today and I wanted to contact you directly about the unprecedented challenges that this summit is helping to address.
Let’s be clear – we are facing the first crisis of the global [...]

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The tables have turned

I just watched Paxman interviewing Tony McNulty and Alan Duncan on the economic crisis and it’s curious how the tables have turned in British politics since 1997. In 1987 and 1992 Labour lost two general election mainly on the electorate not trusting them with the economy. Tax and spending was the Tories’ electoral forte for [...]

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On the cabinet reshuffle

Gordon Brown has certainly regained the political initiative with today’s announcement of the return of Peter Mandelson to British politics. Wait for this weekend’s papers, one is going to feel like is back to 1998. So far surprise is the only feeling everyone can agree on the return of our very own ‘comeback kid’.
But moving [...]

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So far, so good, the tide is changing…

In the last few days I feel like reading the papers and watching the news again. Labour is certainly out of the woods again and has got its political edge back, this can only be good for British politics, even if you don’t support Labour.
The key reason for the change on political momentum was Brown’s [...]

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Tighten your belt Her Majesty

According to the Indy the Government has denied the Queen an increase on the amount of public money provided for the financing of both her official duties, the so called Civil List, and the maintenance of the different royal palaces. The Queen’s advisers asked for an increase on the existing £7.9 million Civil List or [...]

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Loved it!

Great, great speech from Gordon Brown today. Certainly the best Brown performance I’ve seen. He was at ease delivering the speech. In the personal touches he was warm but not cheesy (unlike last year), in the big picture/vision section he was firm and inspiring, in the policy sections specific and comprehensive and in the politics [...]

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On Brown’s conference speech

In today’s Guardian Jackie Ashley has written an article in which in one paragraph she summarsies my views on the upcoming Labour conference and the future of Gordon Brown. Ashley says:
‘A fresh, self-critical but confident and rousing performance by Brown at the conference could still regain the initiative. It would have to be accompanied by [...]

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A nightmare on…Downing Street!

According to a survey by hotel chain Travelodge Gordon Brown ranks third in the list of celebrities that most often appear in Britons’ nightmares.
The list is topped by Amy Winehouse and Marilyn Manson (tough two to beat I’ll admit).

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Some in Labour are digging their own grave

So we all knew Miliband’s article was going to be controversial (to say the least), but come on people! some Labour MPs are throwing stones on their own roof.
Today’s calls by Brown ultra-loyalists for the PM to sack Miliband are completely out of line and a massive political error on their part. Miliband wrote what [...]

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On Miliband’s article (predictable wasn’t it?)

The MSM is having an early Christmas today. Yesterday’s slow news’ day ended with the announcement in Newsnight of Miliband’s Guardian article today. I bet most MSM pundits woke up early today to have a go at reading the runes behind the Foreign Secretary’s words.
Miliband’s article today could be a good first step for Labour. [...]

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