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Month: August 2011

Are last time’s losers always doomed to fail?

Are last time’s losers always doomed to fail?

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Politico Will GOP voters view Romney any differently in 2012? The influential US site, Politicos, has an article up under the provocative title “Why Romney can’t win” in which the authors look at the fate of previous losers in White House races when they’ve sought to run four years later. Paul Goldman & Mark Rozel recently set out what they described as their first law of presidential motion which applies to Sarah Palin: “Losing vice presidential nominees never win the…

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Is EdM about to bite the hands that fed him?

Is EdM about to bite the hands that fed him?

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Guardian Would DaveM have dared to take on the unions like this? The main lead in the Guardian this morning trails what’s likely to be a massive battle within Labour as Ed seeks to reduce the power of the big unions – those who used their power and influence to get him into the job in the first place. The leader is pressing forward with a range of reforms that would blunt the power of the big unions at Labour…

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Is David Davis planning a second resignation?

Is David Davis planning a second resignation?

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Could this create the vacancy so Boris could return? I’m picking up a vibes from Tories in Yorkshire,  where I used to work, that David Davis is thinking about leaving the commons early next year so he can be his party’s candidate in next year’s election for the Police commissioner of Humberside where, of course, he is currently MP for Haltemprice and Howden. These elections, which have hardly attracted any attention, are set to take place almost all over England…

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Do some blues judge Dave too harshly?

Do some blues judge Dave too harshly?

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Year Post-war elections with a change of government w 1951 Outgoing LAB government had lost an effective majority. The Tories won outright 1964 Incoming Labour government with minuscule majority. Second election eighteen months later 1970 Outgoing Labour government with working majority replaced by Tory government also with a working majority 1974F Incoming Labour minority government – second election held seven months later 1979 Outgoing LAB government had lost a working majority. The Tories won outright 1997 Outgoing CON government had…

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“NI Mass deleted emails” – technology firm

“NI Mass deleted emails” – technology firm

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Guardian Will this open a new line of enquiry? The Guardian is reporting this afternoon that News International deleted hundreds of thousands of emails between April 2010 and July 2011. The new information has come in a letter from the technology firm HCL to Keith Vaz, chairman of the chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee. The letter, from the firm’s lawyers, says:”.. the firm says: “My client is aware of nothing which appeared abnormal, untoward or inconsistent with its…

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Did the Tories make a huge mistake with their boundaries’ plan?

Did the Tories make a huge mistake with their boundaries’ plan?

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Could the whole lot be blown because of the seat reductions? In just over six weeks time the first of the planned electoral maps for 2015 will be published – a development that’s likely to have a big impact on the next election result and be one of the major political rows from the conference season onwards. This will be the first stage of the new process enacted in February which brings in equalised constituencies and fast-track reviews every five…

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