Monthly Archives: January 2009

As of today, both the President of the United States and the Chairman of the Republican National Committee are black. The governors of Massachusetts and New York are black. The governor of Louisiana is Indian. In the last decade and … Continued

So Iain Dale and I were on the Daily Politics today with presenter Anita Anand and comedian Andy Parsons. YOu can see the full show on iplayer here: (I’d put it here, but vodpod is annoying me) Things I learnt: 1. I … Continued

I see the IMF predictions for the British economy has generated a reasonable amount of coverage, with many saying that it is a sign of.. well, you know the rest. When you get predictions like this, it’s pretty easy to … Continued

The Obamaification of British politics continues. Such is the desire to imitate Obama’s political style that I fully expect the leaders of all three political parties to turn up to PMQs with a strange little mole on the left side … Continued

I got quite cross during PMQs today. So here’s my resulting rant.   Next time Cameron says that the PM is wrong to say the Conservatives are the “Do Nothing” party, the PM should say something like: “The Right Honourable Gentleman is quite … Continued

As some of you know, American political history is one of my hobbies. It’s not as cool as Sky diving, but it pleases me. Last night I was reading about President Truman and his 1948 re-election campaign. Thinking that it … Continued

Matthew Taylor’s piece in the Independent on Sunday, (which was originally posted on his blog here, and about which he writes reflectively here) is characteristically thoughtful and concerned with the future of progressive politics. The core of the piece is … Continued

Toby Harris is Labour peer and was approached by a fictitious lobbying company as part of the Sunday Times story. He turned them down and tells his story on his blog. Fascinating reading on how the story behind the story. Well … Continued

Since I work for a Peer, I just wanted to say how dissappointed and saddened I was by what was alleged in the Sunday Times, and subsequently in all of the papers.   I don’t want to say too much about this … Continued

The Woollies versus 99p stores debate continues. I took the girlfriend to the Balham 99p store on Saturday. It was her birthday and she likes her treats. On my second visit it became clear that Pick and Mix was the great … Continued