This is the Labour Party’s Christmas email that has just landed in my in-box… The card emphasises Labour’s record of delivery… …minimum wage……debt relief……low inflation……more police……SureStart… There’s no mention of rising violent crime or Tony Blair’s £2bn raid on Mrs T’s rebate handbag. Labour’s gifts all look pretty insecure in that sleigh, too. One unexpected […]
The New Statesman hosted the first serious comparison of Tony Blair and David Cameron. Back in August Nick Cohen examined the similarities between the speeches of the two men. The acerbic Cohen was unimpressed: ”Derivative and dated, Conservative modernism is ultimately a counterfeit. You can almost catch the sweet reek of the caramelised sugar that […]
This is the latest Private Eye frontpage.