James Graham (Bournemouth, Unlock Democracy): Last night's Make Votes Count fringe meeting at Labour conference was slightly disappointing because none of the speakers seemed compelled to actually make
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Well, the first thing to say about Brown's speech is that he enjoys the job and this shows. Blair loved the glamour, he wanted
John Jackson (London, Charter 88): There is something in our natures which draws us to look for someone to blame if things go wrong or to attribute the worst possible
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I'm going to be on Iain Dale's Blogger TV on 18 Doughty Street at 9pm tonight. Slated for conversation among other topics,
Iran the victor
Bush administration officials have long insisted that Washington must maintain its political and military presence in Iraq lest the country fall under the sway of Iran. Writing
Jon Bright (London, OK): Received an email over the weekend outlining the current status of Cameron's "Stand Up, Speak Up" website, an attempt to get voters
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Its a tad cruel to say so, but when I watched Neil Kinnock being asked on the BBC news last night about a snap election one
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I threw down a gauntlet earlier this month and asked: where is the thinking on the left? Compared to the energy and vitality of right-wing blogland
Peter Facey (with Labour in Bournemouth, Unlock Democracy): Well, I have just attended my first fringe of Labour conference with our Foreign Secretary David Milliband and Lord Neil Kinnock to
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Just seen that Nadine Dorries MP says in her blog,
"Labour ‘sources’ (as in mates who happen to also be MPs) reckon the announcement will
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Iain Dale has an article in the Daily Telegraph about the slow, limp rise of blogging among MPs and the Briish political parties and a hilarious
James Graham (London, Quaequam Blog!): The first thing that I think needs to be got out of the way is that one of the defining characteristics of the Lib Dem