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Lame ducks
Britain and America – two nations divided by a common language. Of course, there are plenty more subtle and not so subtle differences between the US and Britain, but there is also a lot that we have in common. The news that George Bush was steering clear of the Republican convention made me realise we [...]

Nice bit of spin
According to Iain Dale this morning, Boris Johnson’s First Deputy Mayor is about to resign by, we are told, mutual consent. This move will also see Johnson “promote” himself to the chair of TfL. Of course, this is the third senior figure to have left the Johnson administration under, let’s say, unclear [...]

For the good of the country, something must give
It has all gone a bit quiet on the domestic political front. The focus of the media is on Beijing and Georgia, while the focus of most of our MPs will be looking out to sea on their holidays.

But one story remains. Gordon Brown’s leadership. Nick Raynsford [...]

New leader means General Election
I never subscribed to the idea that Gordon Brown had an obligation to call an election when he became PM in 2006. In this country we vote for an MP and their party’s manifesto – not a Prime Minister. But if Labour were to get rid of Gordon Brown before a [...]

What next?
The cat is out the bag. Glasgow East was the tipping for Labour and no longer can they pretend nothing is wrong. Gordon Brown is under fire from all quarters, including his cabinet behind the scenes. But what should they be plotting to actually do? After all, while it might be the majority of [...]

And relax…
Finally summer is upon us and that can only mean one thing – our MPs are off on their holidays. Gordon is off to Southwold in Suffolk while Alastair Darling is off to the Outer Hebrides – I know! What is wrong with these two? At least Dominic Grieve isn’t trying to be all [...]