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Ken Clarke now 5-1 second favourite in cabinet exit market
Will all the storm blow over?
Who’ll emerge ahead in the Commons today?
The PB PMQs live thread
New Jobs All Round?
Who will fill the coming vacancies? News stories this week suggest that there are two upcoming vacancies for the underemployed global statesman: Managing Director of the IMF and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Dominique Strauss-Kahn is facing serious accusations of sexual assault in New York, making likely his departure from the IMF as likely as if he had filed for the Socialist candidacy for the French Presidency. Baroness Ashton, on the other hand, is merely suffering…
Marf on Strauss-Kahn….
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Is it “au revoir†for DSK?
Wall Street Journal The 2012 présidentielles are thrown into disarray The news that IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been charged with the rape of a hotel chambermaid in New York has sent shockwaves through both international and French politics. The situation worsened yesterday for him after he was held without bail in Rikers Island prison. The immediate impact is on the IMF, as he was due to attend key meetings in Europe concerning the Portuguese bailout as well as the…
Nick Sparrow’s May Polling Column
You have either got “it†or you haven’t Is it possible for you to put yourself in the place of an ordinary voter without a particularly strong party allegiance one way or the other? Imagine you catch a glimpse of these two first time on video. Unfortunately the sound is turned down. Now, answer this question immediately …… Which of these two do you think would make the best Prime Minister? There, you now know which of the two main…
Jonathan’s Sunday Slot looks at Labour after the elections
Can the party now get serious Labour needs to get serious. Thursday’s results suggest that Labour is competitive again, but it will be hard to kick Cameron out of Downing Street. The Tories are rampant; they have renewed confidence and the No2Av campaign showed they take no prisoners. The weakness of the Lib Dems looks like bad news for Labour. And while Ed Miliband deserves credit for his positioning and for making Labour more voter friendly, the party urgently needs…