Plus: Here comes Syriza. The Teflon Greens. Mystic Dale v Nick Clegg. The Political Book Awards. And: There’s no such thing as an illegal war.
Three MPs asked serious questions about the Chilcot Inquiry. Reckless at least managed to be brief. Clegg looked very, very sad.
The Deputy Prime Minister was discussing the ConservativeHome columnist’s election predictions on the Marr Show.
Conservatives largest party. Labour close behind. Less bad for the LibDems that some predict. UKIP win three seats. The SNP grab over 20.
Sam Gyimah has been fighting the good fight.
Their proposals were and remain unfair to the Greens and the Liberal Democrats – and indeed to everyone else.
The party’s election line-up demotes or sidelines prominent left-wingers and gives vital portfolios to men better-disposed towards the Conservatives.
Also: UUP have grave doubts about new NI deal; Murphy’s deputy very happy to work with the SNP; and NI Conservatives choose East Belfast candidate.
Will Tory MPs be allowed to vote on a second Coalition? Will Party members? Graham Brady’s intervention reminds us that there are yet no answers.
Plus: My Big Fat New Wedding. An invitation to Roger Bird. And: Happy New Year to you all. P.S: Here is my, er, prediction success rate for last year.
The Business Secretary consolidates his lead in the most-disliked stakes.
Plus: A present for Jacqui Smith. In memory of Constance Henriette Dale. I am reviving my blog. And finally: A truly disgusting reference to vibrators.
Plus: Farage knifes Hamilton. Hopeless Miliband. Useless Clegg. Truth from Phibbs. Katz among the pigeons. And: I’m forever, forever, forever blowing bubbles.
The classic pattern of Government honeymoon, mid-term discontent and Government recovery happens less often than one might believe.
Back to the norm after last week’s outlier. Plus, the results of focus groups in Croydon and Dudley.