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 [...]
Cameron’s lack luster
After the messages of thanks to the soldiers and families of soldiers that have died this week as well as Michael Foot, PMQs this week, as usual, kicked off a couple of backbench questions solidly answered by Mr Brown. The Prime Minister came across well, by not sounding dismissive of issues raised by backbenchers on [...]
The time has come to ‘shut up and put up’
Richard Cressey 08/12/09 Having read this article today, I am once again filled with dislike, albeit personal, biased and subjective dislike, for Hazel Blears. Ms. Blears comments are selfish and damaging to a party she claims to love.…[Continue Reading]
(It’s not all) Doom and Gloom in the Heartlands
Richard Cressey (1/12/09) Having been out and about campaigning for Labour Party candidates in both Sheffield and Manchester this week, I got a sense of core Labour voters’ attitudes to both the party and the current state of politics…[Continue reading]
Labour’s Uphill Struggle
Richard Cressey (17/11/09) Labour’s victory in Glasgow North-East last week was a symbolic, if expected, triumph in a constituency among the most deprived in the country. For all the talk of a ‘negative’ campaign, a 7,000 majority is clearly a ringing endorsement of Labour’s record. However, elections are not won on past achievements, which is [...]
