Yesterday Mark Ferguson suggested that it might be the time to bring Alastair Campbell back to Labour. He’s right that we need someone with Campbell’s skills, but perhaps not to guide Labour’s social media strategy, as Mark suggests; rather, someone who will reliably raise their hand and get involved, whenever there is a potential media… Continue reading “Miliband booed.” How many more times do we want to see that headline?
Month: October 2012
On Islam, free speech, and, er…demonstrating against Google?
Image from the really rather dreadful film “The Innocence Of Muslims” (the Centre Left ventures to opine that it is frankly more offensive to good taste than anything else) On Monday, the Telegraph reported an attendance of over ten thousand at a demonstration outside the UK headquarters of Google, over the controversial film “The Innocence of Muslims”.… Continue reading On Islam, free speech, and, er…demonstrating against Google?
Julia Gillard. You rock.
Ok, I know many of you have probably seen it, but just in case…surely one of the best parliamentary speeches of recent years. Perhaps not a naturally gifted speaker, but with the passion of righteous rage, the Australian Labor Prime Minister brilliantly takes down the obnoxious Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, with a deadly… Continue reading Julia Gillard. You rock.
Why One Nation is a great attack strategy for Labour, and why that is not enough
Between Miliband’s speech last week and Cameron’s imminent one, there have been many pieces on Labour’s audacious, and slightly unexpected, pitch for the centre ground. It still has drawbacks: it does not deal with the state of the party organisation, and it does not deal with the deficit. But it is a good strategy, and… Continue reading Why One Nation is a great attack strategy for Labour, and why that is not enough
Labour, Venezuela, and the strange tale of “official observation”
This morning, news came in of Hugo Chávez’s not entirely unexpected win in Venezuela’s presidential election. Now, today is not the time to review the man’s record in office on areas such as the economy, human rights or foreign policy, although these things are important – but, from this election result hangs an illuminating tale of the… Continue reading Labour, Venezuela, and the strange tale of “official observation”
A pretty good conference Ed, but neglect your party at your peril
It’s been a pretty good conference. It started on Sunday with both Miliband and Balls saying sensible, pleasingly non-contradictory things on splitting the banks and a bottom-up spending review (if only Harriet Harman had got the memo). If we merely smile patiently at Len McCluskey’s “throw out the Blairites” sabre-rattling, and nod appreciatively at Miliband’s firmness… Continue reading A pretty good conference Ed, but neglect your party at your peril