Read about the former Labour MP and Deputy Prime Minister under Tony Blair (1997-2007), John Prescott.
Sunder Katwala of the Fabians has a thought-provoking post about the role of Kier Hardie in Labour’s current political traditions and attitudes towards working with other parties. … Read the full post »
Many Liberal Democrats become very suspicious when they hear Labour members talk about the need for a broad progressive coalition, suspecting that for many of them the definition of progressive is really “agreeing with Labour”. … Read the full post »
Although I’m an enthusiast for the possibilities for sensible use of the online world in political campaigning, it doesn’t always go right for people. … Read the full post »
Richard Osley as an entertaining piece on his blog titled, “The YouTube War: Hornsey and Wood Green”. … Read the full post »
Predictions that the next general election will be the one in which the internet will make a huge impact have regularly come and gone. … Read the full post »
From The Times:
It’s the sort of pratfall performed so entertainingly by John Prescott. But who would have expected that acme of prudence, Gordon Brown, to become embroiled in an embarrassing court action over his failure to declare expenses …
[He] has admitted in legal documents to the error – an offence under the Representation of the … Read the full post »
John Prescott has a public image of bluntness, sometimes unsettling party managers but touching a popular chord with the pubic. His most memorable speech was made at the 1993 Labour conference where, according to some, he saved John Smith’s one-member-one-vote proposals. … Read the full post »
Earlier this week, Iain Dale doubted whether or not John Prescott really pens his blog. John Prescott has taken to YouTube to make his case. … Read the full post »
The best of Labour’s online responses thus far has come from the unlikely pairing of John Prescott and Alastair Campbell. … Read the full post »
Whatever your views of John Prescott as Deputy Prime Minister, he did repeatedly show full loyalty to Labour in public. … Read the full post »