Something rather interesting occurred in Rotherham last night. It was the selection meeting for the upcoming by-election, caused by the resignation of Denis MacShane following his expenses revelations, but about half of the room walked out in disgust. Why? Because … Continue reading
There’s a certain inevitability which pervades politics, at least in my opinion. It begins with the fundamental problem which often goes something like this: why should I bother voting when they’re all the same? To that, I’d add the question … Continue reading
So what was the Right’s response to Ed Miliband’s thoughtful speech on One Nation politics at the Labour Party conference? This – ‘Yes but he will never be PM because he still looks like Wallace from Wallace and Gromit, … Continue reading
Conferences – a chance to network, find out new things and share best practice. In some, you can vote on policies or in elections. For many years they have been largely physical in nature. By that I mean that attendees … Continue reading
Pardon me while I repeat myself – our political leaders are getting it badly wrong on the prospect of an EU referendum. Last week David Cameron flatly ruled out ever campaigning against the EU (putting his bargaining position somewhere around … Continue reading