Just imagine you were a Scot living in the parallel universe where John McDonnell has a hope in hell of winning the Labour Leadership. Confusion between him and Jack McConnell (who similarly seemed to think he has a hope in hell of being elected First Minister) would be a nightmare. The sooner they both bog… Continue reading Parallel Universe Politics
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Dealing with failure
Frank Field’s deconstruction of the New Deal for Young People makes damning reading. What is perhaps is even more damning is that despite the fact that despite the fact that the Department for Work and Pensions have had all day to formulate a response, the ‘rebuttal’ on the BBC website remains ultra-lame: “Since 1997 the… Continue reading Dealing with failure
Labour tat
The official Labour website is selling a range of merchandise to tie-in with the leadership election. A sweepstakes to win tickets to the ballot declaration is fair enough, but who on earth would want a mug or a badge with a “purple leadership election logo” on it? Frankly, it’s time for Mr Cullen to get… Continue reading Labour tat