So, my scoop came to nothing. Bugger. Listened to Blair’s speech… I’m going to go through it later. There’s no doubt about his speaking skills, though; he’s a master. xD.

I’m going to preface this post by saying that I am very well aware of some of the deficiencies of this blog, not least that it’s not particularly well-argued. Jonathan Roberts is the official Labour Party Conference blogger. Which is a shame, because his blog’s crap. His commentary on Gordon Brown’s speech reads as if [...]

Watching the CAC report from Labour Party Conference, and the responses to it, is almost as much fun as the UGM at LSE. I quite understand why people aren’t interested in the endless joy of constitutions/codes of practice/standing orders. It is, though, important; if I understand what’s happened correctly (and it was an acquaintance of [...]

We hear from an informed source that Tony Blair may announce his immediate resigation on Tuesday of Labour Party conference. As I have said before, TB might want to go at a quiet time and his own terms. People are preparing for a leadership contest next May and are knocking potential leadership candidates – here, [...]

There are some instances where privatisation has worked; the obvious example is telephones. There is effective competition in telephony, particularly mobiles, as you can make a reasonably informed choice and it’s easy to change provider, particularly if you’re on pay as you go. However, there were still ridiculous charges for using your mobile in a [...]

Cheerleader for neoliberalism and eating babies, Matt Sinclair, muses about Hillary Benn’s refusal to give the World Bank £50m. Ignoring the fact that he seems to think the current government is left wing, Matt does make make a few statements that are, er, nuts. Respecting sovereignty means allowing nations to do what they want with [...]

I think it’s fair to say I’m interested in politics. I don’t know as much about it as I think I do, and I spend far too much time obsessing about day-to-day (or hour-to-hour) intrigue. However, I do tend to pick up on things – small, unimportant things. Now, I may well be mistaken on [...]

On the way into Parliament, just before you go past Westminster Hall, there’s a sign (for pedestrian traffic management) that simply says: “Keep Left” Hmmm… xD.

Matt Sinclair’s blog, sinclairsmusings.blogspot.com, is back. Go, read, inwardly digest. There’ll be a test later. xD.

Evidently unoriginalname38 has had an effect – within seconds of my post, Sky News announces six ministers have resigned. Shurely shome mishtake? Perhaps interesting to note that of the seven resignations (dare I say so far?), three are Welsh MPs – Wayne David (Caerphilly), Ian Lucas (Wrexham) and Mark Tami (Alyn & Deeside) – and [...]