The scene is a few days prior to the 2010 general election: Labour are embroiled in existential crisis. A bad campaign, the unpopularity of Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Cleggmania have conspired together to create what looks to be the perfect storm. The party chiefs, while putting on a brave face for the public, worry […]
Archives for December 2014
The “nasty party” dies hard: the Tim Aker leaflet, the Thurrock by-election, and the Conservative Party
A local by-election is the stage for a punch up between UKIP and the Tories, with those in blue coming out, in this instance, as the bad guys. The Thurrock Conservative Party has produced a leaflet that reminds you that it isn’t just Farage’s bunch that can be nasty. First off it refers to the […]
Lib Dems should distance themselves from the Tories – not the coalition government
Some readers will tie themselves up in knots over the title of this article. “Aren’t the Tories and the government basically the same thing, and you’re just making a semantic argument?” No they aren’t, and no I’m not. The Tories are the Conservative Party, formed in 1678, 1834, or 1912, depending on how you read […]
Ashcroft poll that has good news for Lib Dems, particularly in Lab-Lib marginal seats
Lord Ashcroft’s latest poll has some interesting findings in regards to Lib Dem marginal seats. First off, let’s look at Lib-Con marginals. There’s some potentially bad news here, with Nick Harvey predicted by the polling to lose his seat – but only by one point, so with swing-back Sir Nick should probably be fine. Portsmouth […]
More sense on immigration: welcome words from Shadow Minister for Europe, Pat McFadden
In an interview for Progress Magazine, excerpts of which were re-reported in the Guardian yesterday, Pat McFadden, who became opposition Europe portfolio holder a little over a month ago, described the way immigration is being discussed in the UK at present “as if it is some kind of disease that needs to be treated, rather […]