Monthly Archives: December 2011

On North Korea and Kim Jong-Il

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I’ve a post up over at Progress Online on the death of Kim Jong-Il.  I urge you all to visit them, but just in case, I’ve included the text below the jump.

Things Owen Jones has said about Ed Miliband

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I rather like Owen Jones. He can write, and while I tend to raise a weary, seen0it-all, cynical eyebrow at the sort of left agit-prop he tends to come out with, it’s at least coherent and cogent, which makes it … Continued

In the Black.. responses and update

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Following the publication of “In the Black labour” a Fortnight ago, our publishing Think-tank, Policy Network, has gathered together a series of thoughtful response to the “In the Black Labour” discussion paper which Adam Lent, Graeme Cooke, Anthony Painter and I … Continued

Cameron’s three Ms: Middle income, Middle age, Men

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The first rule about bad polls is that only the stupid, or a politician in a tight corner, should pretend they don’t matter. Precisely how they matter, however, is a much more complex question. The last few days have bought a … Continued

The Miliband dilemma

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Labour understandably want to make hay from a diplomatic disaster that has split the coalition. This is harder than it looks when the disaster is very popular and you don't have an easy answer to the "what would you have done" question. … Continued

The Clegg Zugzwang

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Nick Clegg is caught in a vice of his own making. He has no good options. This simple fact will dictate the way the political crisis around the Euro veto will play out. In their own minds at least, both … Continued

Guardian diet thingy.

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I had a essay about being a fattipuff in the Guardian Weekend magazine yesterday. Being a multimedia genius, I forgot to post a link here. D'oh. For those interested in more diet details, I talk about it more in this … Continued

Between the Wars

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"I kept the faith and I kept voting Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand For theirs is a land with a wall around it And mine is a faith in my fellow man" Billy Bragg, Between … Continued

The Tories, Austen Chamberlain and europe.

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There is a ghost stalking David Cameron around the corridors and conference rooms of Europe.  His name is Austen Chamberlain. Chamberlain, famous in Pub Quiz circles as the only answer to the question "Which leader of the Conservative party never … Continued