The week on the web
Blog Article 10 November 2006
The sentencing of Saddam Hussein on Sunday could, as Sir Malcolm Rifkind was suggesting by Thursday's Question Time, have been timed to give the Republicans a lift in the US midterm elections.
The week on the web
Blog Article 3 November 2006
It's been a good week for Gordon Brown, although the man himself has been conspicuously quiet given the amount of activity going on around him.
PMQs - The Verdict
Blog Article 1 November 2006
Watching prime minister's question time I was reminded of the previous night's Barcelona v Chelsea Champion's League match in which the referee lost control of a bad tempered match between over-paid prima donnas.
The week on the web
Blog Article 27 October 2006
It was a week of polls in Westminster and one which left many scratching their heads as to what they all mean.
PMQs - The verdict
Blog Article 25 October 2006
Tony Blair reckons that the Conservatives' recent commission suggesting a future Tory government could cut taxes to the tune of £21bn has given him a valuable weapon during his weekly joust with David Cameron.
The week on the web
Blog Article 20 October 2006
If this week has shown anything it is the crucial importance of perception in politics.
PMQs -The Verdict
Blog Article 18 October 2006
After being ambushed at last week's prime minister's question's by David Cameron on the NHS, Tony Blair is trying to mount a counterattack on what was safe Labour territory.
Politics on the internet
Blog Article 13 October 2006
The internet offers a fantastic variety of ways for engaging with people.
PMQs - The verdict
Blog Article 11 October 2006
The first prime minister's questions since the summer recess, the conference season, the attempted coup against Tony Blair, the airline terror threat, the latest revelations in the foreign prisoners fiasco, the latest NHS debt figures and more - all this gave David Cameron so much ammunition he was spraying it around with abandon.
More to come
Blog Article 4 October 2006
In his second speech to conference in a week, David Cameron sought to address critics who say he lacks substance.
Boris gaffes fill the policy vacuum
Blog Article 4 October 2006
Boris Johnson has enlivened, the otherwise news-lite Conservative Party conference with a number of interventions on everything from child safety and diet to sharia law.
Gloom descends over Bournemouth
Blog Article 3 October 2006
Since Sunday the Conservatives have been trying to control the political weather with David Cameron declaring "let sunshine win the day", at which point the heavens opened and 24 hours of torrential rain drenched the south coast.
A qualified success
Blog Article 2 October 2006
The Conservatives will be reflect on a reasonably successful Monday in Bournemouth.
Labour cheered but not renewed
Blog Article 28 September 2006
As he said in his typically intelligent address today, John Reid rightly wants to re-engage with the Muslim community.
Clinton throws light on Labour's troubles
Blog Article 27 September 2006
Labour activists gathered today in the hope of being electrified as they were by Bill Clinton in Blackpool in 2002.
