Why has a Labour councillor been photoshopped into this image?
Exhibit A, a photo about a local unsafe road, featuring Labour MP Bill Esterson and Labour councillor Peter Macguire. … Read the full post »
James Purnell
Read my posts featuring the Labour Party MP and Cabinet member under Prime Minister Gordon Brown, James Purnell. He subsequently resigned in protest at Brown’s leadership.
Peter Mandelson’s The Third Man – Life at the heart of New Labour
At the book’s title suggests, Peter Mandelson’s memoirs The Third Man do not hold back from placing himself not only at the heart of New Labour but also at its top, variously using the phrases the three musketeers or the triumvirate to describe himself and the two Prime Ministers, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg: delivering a Liberal Parliament
Nick Clegg has been giving a speech at the think-tank Demos today, setting out his vision for what this Parliament should achieve. … Read the full post »
Fight to succeed James Purnell turns nasty
Tameside Eye has the story about the fight to win the Labour selection in Stalybridge & Hyde, where James Purnell is standing down. It has both its serious and its farcical elements. … Read the full post »
James Purnell quits and tells Gordon Brown his time is up
James Purnell, the work and pensions secretary, tonight dealt a monumental blow to Gordon Brown’s chances of holding onto office when he dramatically announced… … Read the full post »
James Purnell accused of abusing expenses rules
James Purnell, the minister in charge of ensuring that the rest of us don’t claim too much in expenses, is accused of claiming back more in rental costs than he actually paid out. … Read the full post »
Second James Purnell aide leaves in interesting circumstances
No Mottram Bypass has the story, all of which reminds me of a certain YouTube clip of James Purnell being interviewed. … Read the full post »
The sclerotic defence
Amongst the weighty matters of political debate on Liberal Democrat blogs at the moment is the question of whether “sclerotic” is too recondite a word for Nick Clegg to have used. … Read the full post »
Monday morning miscellany of stories
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oakeshott is introducing a bill into the House of Lords to require all its members to be British taxpayers. … Read the full post »
James Purnell, fakery etc
Our favourite photography subject, James Purnell, is back in the news. … Read the full post »