What is Mandelson up to now that he has seized higher education as well as business? The philistines are through the gates. But where next? My first reaction is that
In an extraordinary interview on the Today programme this morning the Prime Minister single-handedly announced the formation of a National Council for Democratic Renewal.
He did so in the way
Josh at the Standard suggested I write a letter about Xsgate, which I did. Here is the longish version I sent. I'll link to the neater version that
The mandate of heaven - otherwise known as 'Themedia' - has passed from Brown to Cameron. The Tory leader is now getting away with it. Power is passing
Very refreshing column by Tim Garton Ash I like the description of the public fury and sense of dishonour over the MPs expenses scandal as a 'great awakening'
I have a different take on David Cameron's speech to Iain Dale's celebration. He wants to modernise parliament but not really democratise it or our politics.
38 degrees has been launched. It promises to bring direct web campaigning to the UK, modelled on MoveOn in the States. That worked in its time thanks to being part
I can't be alone in thinking that there was something Sovietical about the way that Speaker Martin just defied the House of the Commons and the wider world
Brilliant article by Matthew Norman in today's Indie recognising the constitutional moment:
the fiddling, as shameful as it's been, is not the disease but one of
Something important happened at the re-launch of Demos on Thursday.
Now 16 years young, the think tank has a new Director Richard Reeves who is repositioning it in preparation for
Sunny started an important debate on Liberal Conspiracy with a post entitled A wake-up call for the left. He predicted a huge battle over where Labour goes after its election
Cranmer reports that the BBC the Arts Council of England have commissioned a new national anthem for England by one Sam Dunkley. Is he pulling our leg? It seems not,
