Don’t Wait Dave, Go For The Kill

I’m sure there will be a lot of comment over what David Cameron and the Conservative party should do over Gordon Brown and his position as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party. There’s a strong opinion that he should ‘ease off’ on Brown because he is their best asset to win the next [...]

It’s All Going To Be In The Timing

When is the correct time to fire someone from a role? The generally accepted rule of thumb is “as soon as you have decided that they must go.” This question could well be on the minds of close to two hundred MPs as they try to grapple with the question of the leadership.
This is the [...]

Labour’s Premature Ejec-elections

Whatever the result of the Crewe and Nantwich by-election, it’s fair to say that we’ve seen Labour use one of their ‘big weapons’ early, namely the attacks on class and attempting to use this to say “Labour good, Conservative bad.” And it’s also fair to say that the order to do so if not originating [...]

Look out, Gordon, there’s an Elephant in the room

I don’t think I was the only person watching Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday that knew exactly where David Cameron was leading with his “why aren’t you visiting Crewe and Nantwich” question to Gordon Brown. And there must have been a little part of him chuckling as Brown walked straight into it, with his “traditions” answer [...]

“You’ve Got The Wrong MPs” Fiasco of 2007 Scottish Election Continues

Elections watchdog Ron Gould revealed he is “not comfortable” with the view that all 129 MSPs elected last year actually received more votes than their opponents, reports the Scotland on Sunday.
The root of his opinion is one of simple mathematics. The number of constituency MPs in the Scottish Parliament who were elected with majorities that [...]