Labour’s failure – and dilemma – in a sentence
This quote from Jon Cruddas beautifully sums up much of what went wrong with the Labour government. … Read the full post »
Ed Balls
Read about the Labour Member of Parliament (2005-2015), former Shadow Chancellor and candidate for the Labour Party leadership in 2010, Ed Balls.
The media league table: how did the Labour Cabinet do?
Listed in order of volume of coverage, it’s no surprise that Gordon Brown tops the list – or that Peter Mandelson is in at number two. … Read the full post »
The Independent Safeguarding Authority: my letter to Ed Balls
Following my letter to Sir Roger Singleton about the ISA’s apparent reluctance to believe that a jury may acquit because it is sure someone is innocent, I have also written to Ed Balls. … Read the full post »
How small could the Cabinet be?
It looks like Gordon Brown might be finding it a bit hard to persuade people to serve in the Cabinet. But good news for him, there’s plenty of historical precedent of small Cabinets. George Grenville in the mid-eighteenth century had a Cabinet of just nine, whilst the Fox-North coalition of the late eighteenth century managed … Read the full post »
Charles Clarke lays into Ed Balls
Looks like the new week will be much like the old week when it comes to Labour infighting. … Read the full post »
Ed Balls: one announcement, two reasons to apologise
Schools Secretary Ed Balls made a dramatic announcement that one in six schools in England are breaking the admission rules. But… … Read the full post »
Ed Balls bans journalists from his website
File this in the bizarre but true category: take a look at Ed Balls’s website, and in particular his terms and conditions for use of the site. … Read the full post »
Why Gordon Brown is reminding me more and more of John Major
Chancellor takes over as Prime Minister. Has brief burst of popularity. And then it all goes wrong. Sounds familiar? … Read the full post »