By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The results of the recent elections to Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC), the Party's governing body, were announced yesterday. While the results cannot reasonably be said to represent a "lurch to the left", since five out of six of the NEC members were simply re-elected, and the sixth, a […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. A week on from Ed Miliband's sixth re-launch, it would be timely to review his progress. Has he managed to persuade the public of his credibility at last? Has he managed to thrash the Coalition in the polls? Is his Party settled and united behind his leadership? It seems […]
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter In today's Sunday Times (£) there were yet more unnerving polling results for Ed Miliband, receiving his lowest (negative) rating so far as Labour leader from the party's supporters. 49% of those who vote Labour felt that Miliband was doing badly, compared to 46% who believed he was doing well. The YouGov […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Stephen Twigg, a Blairite reformer, was appointed to the Shadow Education brief in Ed Miliband's last reshuffle. As a former Education Minister who helped the drive for academy schools in the New Labour years, it was hoped his appointment might signal Ed Miliband's support for the Coalition's Free Schools […]
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter The Boris vs Ken battle has always added some colour to political life in London, and it seems that more is yet to be revealed in Livingstone's upcoming autobiography. Although Decca Aitkenhead in the Guardian has described it as "an exhaustive account of internal local government machinations, city hall bureaucracy, transport […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Following Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet reshuffle this afternoon, we can take a look at some of the reaction in the press: The Spectator's James Forsyth: "The Labour reshuffle is an attempt to bring more energy and aggression into Ed Miliband's top team. It is also a recognition that the […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter The BBC is reporting that Scottish Labour MP Tom Harris "has stated his interest in becoming the new Labour leader in Scotland.". Harris is firmly on the centre-left, and was one of Labour's star bloggers before leaving the blogosphere last year. He also stood, unsuccessfully, for the Shadow Cabinet elections […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Tony Blair appeared on BBC One’s Politics Show today, and made more Coalition-friendly comments, continuing a recent trend.
By Jonathan IsabyFollow Jonathan on Twitter This morning's Daily Telegraph features an extraordinary intervention from Alan Milburn, the Blairite former Health Secretary who stepped down from Parliament at last year's general election. The man who is currently the serving as the Coalition's social mobility tsar attacks the Government from the Right for diluting the reforms […]