Yes, says Michael White.
Yes, says Iain Dale.
Yes, says James Macintyre
Yes, says Steve Richards
Yes, says Andrew Grice
Yes, says Sam Coates
Yes, says Andrew Gimson
To be honest, I think Andrew Gimson had it about right when he said “Harriet Harman did much better than expected when she stood in for Gordon Brown at Prime Minister’s questions. This is [...]

Section 42 (4) (b) (ii) of the Counter-Terrorism Bill, as it seeks to extend detention without charge to forty-two days, has attracted some considerable criticism. Unfortunately, it is not the only part of the bill that is, at best, distinctly ill-considered and with considerable scope for abuse. Serious consideration must also be given to clauses [...]

I was able to interview Ken Livingstone this morning following the launch of his transport manifesto. Unfortunately, announcements kept coming over the tannoy, hence the odd cutting and jumping.Dave Hill also spoke with Ken, and his interview is available here along with thoughts on the Mayor’s transport manifesto here. There is more on [...]

I am delighted to see that Cllr Sally Mulready is on the shortlist for Hull East. Sally, who represents Chatham Ward on Hackney Council, is a formidable campaigner; I hope that she is chosen as the candidate for Hull East. I have no doubt that she, with her breadth and depth of experience, would be [...]

Had I been voting in the recent Lib Dem leadership contest, I would have voted for Chris Huhne as the candidate most identifiably different from Gordon Brown and David Cameron. In voting for Mr Clegg, they have chosen someone who looks and sounds like Mr Cameron and, I feel, impacts in a similar manner. Mr [...]

The video of last night’s mayoral debate between Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson and Brian Paddick is available here at ITVlocal.com.
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My friend Luke Pollard has been selected as Labour’s prospective Parliamentary candidate for South West Devon, standing against the Tory Gary Streeter. I’m delighted that Luke is standing in the county from where he hails. He’s a hard-working candidate with the experience, both professional and campaigning, to make a real difference to the area. His [...]

Dear Mr Milburn,
I’ve heard things of late. Apparently, you’re not happy. Indeed, you’re so unhappy that you’re thinking of breaking your silence and saying how unhappy you are.
It would appear that a few days, perhaps a couple of weeks, of poor polling and difficulties for the Prime Minister mean that you feel ht need to [...]

The Tories have failed to prevent an £8.3m bequest to them being overturned on the grounds of mental illness. The details are unimportant; while I feel that it’s unfortunate that the Conservatives felt the need to contest what seems, prima facie, a clear, if tragic, case. It is not, though, the Conservatives that, in this [...]

Luke Akehurst has a great post with a selection of, ahem, interesting quotes from Boris Johnson. Do take a read. If Boris can make Luke like Ken, the Hon. Member for Henley must be dire indeed.
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