According to the list of CLP nominations in today on Labourlist from my former colleague Luke Akehurst, there are only two horses in the race. Although from MP nominations it may have seemed this way for some time, these were a fairly poor indicator, IMHO. After all, how much difference is it likely to make… Continue reading Battle of the Millibands
Month: July 2010
Harriet backs off
Harriet Harman yesterday backed off on plans to introduce quotas into the Shadow Cabinet elections. Thank God for that. We would really have started to look foolish in front of the electorate we are hoping will vote us back before long. You see, we forget that the preoccupations of a small number of members of… Continue reading Harriet backs off
Social entrepreneurship – from the horse’s mouth
Yesterday at IESE, Barcelona I had the privilege of listening to possibly the most well-known of all social entrepreneurs, Prof. Mohammed Yunus of the Grameen Bank, Bangladesh. More or less single-handedly inventing the concept of microcredits, and helping millions of people in the process set up businesses. A lot of people are tagged “inspirational speaker”… Continue reading Social entrepreneurship – from the horse’s mouth