It’s still sinking in, but first reactions? Yay! 6 years since Straw left the post, we get to call someone Jack Boot again. Okay, Jacqui Boot. Will Ruth Kelly abolish public transport on Sundays? Des Browne to be defence AND Scotland? Are we going to be fortifying Hadrian’s Wall? Geoff Hoon as Chief Whip. Not… Continue reading Reshuffling to victory
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Zen and the art of Welsh governance
If Wales forms an historic coalition government between two former enemies, and not a single UK newspaper bothers to give it more than a paragraph of attention, did it happen?
Jon Cruddas: the real winner?
Lest I be accused of denigrating Jon Cruddas, it has to be said that he has emerged as one of the true victors of the Labour deputy leadership contest. To come third, even if not within the membership college, was a real achievement for a candidate who has never had ministerial experience. Reading Brown’s speech,… Continue reading Jon Cruddas: the real winner?