Considering that ex-CND member Tony Blair seems to be making noises about getting hold of more nuclear weapons and building more nuclear power-plants, I’m quite surprised that this little bit of news hasn’t had more airtime: “A leak of highly … Continue reading →

The certain highlight of election night was grieving father Reg Keys delivering a note-perfect speech having polled over 4,000 votes in Sedgefield against Tony Blair – the man he blames for his son’s death (though it’s nowhere near that simple … Continue reading →

is doubtless how this will be pitched by some of the more rabid on the Eurosceptic side, who are always happy to distort any positive EU news. And I can think of little that isn’t positive in using some of … Continue reading →

Moron. PR (See what I did there?) The latter via Robin Grant. I may pop along – tomorrow 6:30pm, Committee Room 14, House of Commons. Oh, and if you haven’t yet, check out Jarndyce’s rather special piece (fnarr fnarr…) on … Continue reading →

Today’s early edition Evening Standard (no, I didn’t buy it, and no, there’s currently no link to the story on the Standard’s website) is carrying reports that London Labour backbencher John Austin is considering launching a leadership bid. Not through … Continue reading →

This colour-coded map, comparing the results of the 2005 and 2001 general elections, gives a rather clearer indication of the way the country stands and how it has shifted in the last four years than any I’ve seen so far. … Continue reading →

Not from me, obviously – after over ten hours of liveblogging on Thursday night/Friday morning I’ve done my fair share of election coverage for now – but from Eddie of Left Out Liberal in a near-comprehensive series of posts, all … Continue reading →

I’ve been in the pub all afternoon, watching a particularly dull Brighton/Ipswitch match and getting drunk, so read some other people’s stuff. The Sharpener is getting off to a fantastic start, which is very satisfying indeed. From the stuff that’s … Continue reading →

Following my last post about the Tories having a greater share of the popular vote in England than Labour, I’ve been doing some maths using the BBC�s final figures. In the 645 constituencies which have declared (South Staffordshire having been … Continue reading →

Being a politics spod, I picked up all the proper papers today – Times, Telegraph, Financial Times, Guardian and Independent – to see the various reactions. All fairly standard. But I also, for the first time ever, picked up the … Continue reading →

Unsurprisingly, little change in the first wave of appointments to Blair’s third term cabinet team. The biggest news is the musical chairs in defence / health. Geoff “Buff” Hoon’s been quietly moved to Leader of the House, a demotion of … Continue reading →

Europhobia thoroughly liveblogged the election results 10pm to 8am – it was weird… Michael Howard’s resigned – I think too early. Should have left it six months to see the lay of the land and give the newly re-elected Malcolm … Continue reading →

Europhobia’s been liveblogging the election throughout the night Reg Keys, Stephen Twigg, Tim Collins, Peter Law, George Galloway. The Good, The Smug, The Geeky, The Hurt, The Ugly. It�s not a chain of names that lights a fire as those … Continue reading →

08:00 – Recounts could be going on a while… I’ve been up 25 hours… It could be time to call it a night. Here’s the link to the full liveblog experience – ten hours of me getting drunk and rambling, … Continue reading →