35 and minus 23: two numbers that are on Labour’s collective mind today
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter And the number of the day is 35. That, according to Dan Hodges and Rachel… Read more »
What’s going on in Gordon Brown’s mind?
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Only one former Prime Minister is currently a member of the Commons, and he… Read more »
Wilson closed more coal mines than Thatcher
By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter That faction on the Left that has been busy over the past 48 hours denouncing… Read more »
Will Galloway turn up today, and try to speak? If so, will the Speaker call him?
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. 9.15 Update: Evident now that there's a big Labour Boycott coming today. There will… Read more »
Hatred from the extreme Left is a perverse tribute to Margaret Thatcher
By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter When I was compiling the rolling blog of tributes to Lady Thatcher yesterday I chose… Read more »
Labour split on welfare reform
By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter Writing in the Daily Telegraph this morning the Labour MP for Rochdale, Simon Danczuk… Read more »
As Osborne’s accent dives downmarket, Chuka Umunna moves upmarket. He slams “trash and C-list wannabes” on “exclusive” website
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Oi, mate! Over in the blue corner, there's George Osborne with his newly-acquired glottal… Read more »
The Tories must make Francois Hollande the running mate for Ed Miliband in 2015
By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter In the 1988 US Presidential election, the Democrat candidate, Michael Dukakis, was criticised for being… Read more »
At least Blair tried to reform welfare. What does Labour believe now?
By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter Presenting his first budget in 1997 Gordon Brown said: Tomorrow the Secretary for Education and… Read more »
The curious case of David Bennett and his £53 a week
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Today’s politics is brought to you by the number 53. That’s the amount, in pounds… Read more »
Di Canio admires Mussolini. Mussolini admired Marx. Lenin admired Mussolini. Which makes Di Canio an…er…um…hang on a minute…
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Karl Marx was "my father and teacher" – "the magnificent philosopher of working class… Read more »
The NUT Conference shows how badly the Gove reforms are needed
By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter Along with hot cross buns and chocolate eggs, we have the Easter tradition of the… Read more »
Backlash for Nick Clegg over immigration speech
By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter I sometimes feel that Conservative Party members don't take their role sufficiently seriously in terms… Read more »
David Miliband’s flight from the Commons is a sign of the times
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. The House of Commons has transformed itself over the past 25 years, with increasing… Read more »
David Miliband to stand down as an MP, according to reports
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter We interrupt the football to bring you a breaking news story: according to a report… Read more »