Jonathan Powell, former chief of staff to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, writes about his new documentary for BBC Radio 4 on international summits. “I spent ten years as Tony Blair’s chief of staff enduring EU, NATO, G8, Commonwealth and … Continued
Monthly Archives: May 2012
NEARLY A THIRD OF TORY VOTERS READY TO VOTE FOR INDEPENDENTS IN NOVEMBER’S POLICE COMMISSIONER ELECTIONS – POLL
A new opinion poll of adults in England and Wales who will be having elections for Police Commissioner, commissioned by Centreground Political Communications, carried out by pollsters ComRes, shows how the parties stand in the run up to police commissioner … Continued
Further reflections on the London mayoral result
Every British poll since 1997 has been billed as the “first internet election” but the 2012 London mayoral contest might have the best claim yet. The decisive factor in the result was the voters’ assessment of the characters of … Continued
London without Livingstone
Ken Livingstone has dominated London Labour politics since before I was born. Ed Miliband was eleven when Ken Livingstone became the leader of the Greater London Council. Today, Kennism (to rhyme with Bennism) stands twice-rejected by the voters. Labour members … Continued