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Tag Archives: Labour
The battle for Britain’s political centre
The idea of a centre ground in politics, where elections are won and lost, is a persistent one, especially here in Britain (and England in particular) and in the United States. Winning politicians are said to “triangulate” a political position … Continue reading
Posted in Politics UK
Tagged Bill Clinton, Conservatives, David Cameron, Labour, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, Tony Blair
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Will the Dark Forces save the Tories and crush Ukip?
My advice to Ukip is to savour this moment. After being repeatedly being dismissed and written off, their performance in last week’s local elections was the story of the day. They took over a quarter of the vote where they … Continue reading
How is Labour’s economic stimulus meant to work?
ON Monday at lunchtime Labour’s leader Ed Miliband was subjected to a fierce interview by Martha Kearney on the BBC Radio 4′s World at One. The main subject of contention was Labour’s economic policy, and in particular whether the party’s plan for … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics UK
Tagged Ed Miliband, Labour, Paul Krugman, UK economic policy
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Will Labour let the Tories win the 2015 election?
Margaret Thatcher’s death on Monday has distracted attention at rather an interesting moment in British politics. There is a vigorous debate about how Labour should fight the next General Election, which should be in 2015 (one of the very few … Continue reading
Posted in Politics UK, Public Services
Tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, George Osborne, Jonathan Freedland, Labour, Tony Blair, welfare reform
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Lib Dems hope for a turning point
The Lib Dem conference at Brighton last weekend was a low key affair. There was enough space in the Metropole hotel to hold the whole thing, including the very limited fringe. All this is in contrast to the last spring … Continue reading
Posted in Politics UK
Tagged chris huhne, Conservatives, David Cameron, Eastleigh, Ed Balls, Labour, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, Paddy Ashdown, UK politics
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Eastleigh: a blow for the Westminster bubble
My first reaction to the overnight result of the Eastleigh parliamentary by election was, as a loyal Lib Dem, relief. For once the party isn’t having to explain away a lost deposit. A more considered reaction is that it shows … Continue reading
Posted in Politics UK
Tagged BBC, Conservatives, David Cameron, Eastleigh, Labour, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, UKIP
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Britain’s ungovernable Conservatives
I can remember when Britain’s Conservative Party was thought to be the country’s natural party of government. This feeling reached a peak after John Major’s shock win in 1992, when the party looked all but unelectable. The journalist Will Hutton … Continue reading
Posted in Politics UK
Tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Labour, UK politics
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That speech: just a ripple on the surface of British politics?
Last week I commented on David Cameron’s speech on Britain and the EU, where he promised an in-out referendum, following a “renegotiation” if the Conservatives win the next General Election in 2015. For some days after I though this was … Continue reading
Posted in Politics UK, World
Tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, EU, EU referendum, Labour, UK politics
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The Labour challenge gathers pace, but the ghost of 1992 still haunts
What to make of Ed Miliband’s speech to the Labour Conference yesterday? I did not see it. On reading that it lasted 65 minutes I’m afraid I ducked out of watching it or reading transcript. So what I am relying … Continue reading
What is the core Liberal Democrat identity?
One thing that most people who take an interest in the Liberal Democrats agree on is that the party needs to develop a clearer identity and, to use the popular marketing speak, a clear “brand”. This has characterised much of … Continue reading