Politics Decoded

Is Labour making a comeback? Politics Decoded by Garbo

I’m back!
After a long break from the blogging world, I am back from today with my weekly column and, no doubt, the occasional rant here and there…
Is the tide turning?
The winter months have shown some stability in the polls with the Tories seeming to maintain a solid double figure lead. However, as with the [...]

David Cameron offers his vision to Britain – By Garbo

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. If the Conservative conference was threatening to be at best unmemorable and at worst a little damaging, David Cameron delighted the masses yesterday with the speech of a man who would be PM. Just four years ago Cameron was telling his party what he would do to [...]

The Tory Conference so far as seen by Garbo

If the Labour party conference was expected to be a disaster but in the end turned out just about alright, you might say the expectation for the Tory conference were very high, but the results have been very similar to their counterparts. This week has been just about alright for the Tories, nothing like [...]

That curious General Dannatt annoucment – by Garbo

The General Dannatt appointment is a curious move by the Tories, in what has become a rather curious party conference for them. While his appointment will be popular amongst the many who supported his view of the war and opposition to the government, who will see this as a good endorsement for the party, [...]