The challenge facing our country has rarely been so great: Ed Davey’s conference speech
Ed Davey gave his first conference speech as Liberal Democrat leader today. Here’s what he said. … Read the full post »
Boris Johnson
Read about the Conservative politician Boris Johnson. Member of Parliament for first Henley and then later Uxbridge and South Ruislip, in-between he was Mayor of London. As an MP, he served as Foreign Secretary and then became Prime Minister in 2019.
Anyone know what the person who gave this defence of the rule of law is up to now?
“There is a series of interconnected ideas that have been highly successful, and that I certainly believe in….” … Read the full post »
PODCAST – What we can learn from Republicans campaigning against Donald Trump
Laura Shields and Dirk Singer, communications consultants, members of Democrats Abroad and authors of an excellent piece “Swimming with the sharks: What progressives can learn from Republicans Against Trump” join me for the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts. … Read the full post »
The most worrying part of Boris Johnson’s appearance at the Liaison Committee
I’ve often been on the receiving ends of advice from experts before having to make decisions. Along the way I’ve learnt how… … Read the full post »
Seven thoughts on Dominic Cummings
Right from the start, Dominic Cummings’s defence of his actions shows, at best, very poor judgement. … Read the full post »
Please, don’t follow your instincts
Chances are, you’ve often had friends or relatives give you advice by telling you to follow your instincts. And then we had the Prime Minister today… … Read the full post »
A lesson from political history for our political future
There’s a curious consistent difference between how periods of political rule seem when people paint broad-brush pictures of political history and how they felt at the time. … Read the full post »
Ed Davey: We’ve always been a party determined to shake up the system
Following his Christmas message, today sees the release of Ed Davey’s New Year message, coming with a strong focus on local campaigning. … Read the full post »
How to change the result of the election with the help of targeting: Never Mind The Bar Charts #25
Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, taking a look at the key role for targeting in general elections. … Read the full post »
What Andrew Neil would have asked Boris Johnson
Unlike Jo Swinson, Boris Johnson is continuing to dodge an interview with Andrew Neil. But we do now know what Andrew Neil would have asked. … Read the full post »