PMQs Richard Cressey Although usually focus of this blog would be on Brown vs. Cameron, this weeks opening question by Tony Baldry brought up the Prime Ministers comments to the Chilcot Inquiry last month concerning defence budget rises. The forced what will probably dominate the headlines in terms of Browns response. The Prime Minister had [...]
The Poppy: a divisive wall?
Siobhan Gabriella Gibney (11/11/09) Monday 9 November marked twenty years since the Berlin Wall fell. An emotional and triumphant day for Germans and most Europeans, Chancellor Merkel was joined by fellow leaders in day-long celebrations in her capital. Brown was among the group that included Sarkozy and Gorbachev, among others. Today the British leader showed [...]
Miliband’s approval: another reason not to appoint Blair as European Council President
Siobhán Gabriella Gibney (28/10/09) Having recently assured the public that he has no ambitions to be new High Representative for CFSP (huge sighs of relief across the continent), David Miliband has just made a strong pitch for Tony Blair to be European Council President. Shocking – one Labour politician supporting another’s sly bid for the [...]
Gordon Brown: Home and Away
Richard Cressey (22/10/09) All the talk of postal strikes, continuing recession and the BBC’s decision to give Nick Griffin a spot on Question Time, have overshadowed the upcoming Copenhagen Conference on climate change. If, as many people say, the UK has adopted a presidential style of leadership over recent years; then the day to day [...]
The Labour Party R.I.P – Former Party of Government.
Louis Connor (19/10/09) The election of David Cameron as Prime Minister, coupled with his plans to reduce the size of Parliament by 10%, and the pressure on the devolved budgets will all conspire to increase the momentum behind calls from the SNP to hold a referendum on Scottish independence sometime in Spring/Summer 2010. A smaller [...]
