Marf on the Diamond Jubilee
Should Cameron reshuffle this Summer?
David Herdson on a cabinet reshuffle. If so, who goes, stays, moves and arrives? One feature of the coalition government has been how stable ministerial appointments have been. The great majority of those appointed in 2010 are not only still in office but still in the same office. When ministers have left the government, the ensuing reshuffles have been very vertical affairs with little movement within the same rank. One major reason for this is that it’s far harder to…
Welcome to PB NightHawks
Welcome once again to PB’s overnight open thread in the relaxing atmosphere of the PB NightHawks cafe.
Welcome to PB NightHawks
Welcome once again to PB’s overnight open thread in the relaxing atmosphere of the PB NightHawks cafe.
Will Jeremy Hunt soon be an ex-cabinet Minister
Catching up with the first part of Jeremy Hunt’s testimony at the Leveson Inquiry, the one thing that sticks out for me at least is this, Vince Cable was removed from the decision making process for showing prejudice, at the very least, Jeremy Hunt, should have showed a perception of complete neutrality. In politics, occasionally the perception matters more than the facts, and on perceptions alone it doesn’t look good for Hunt. Given that we have the Jubilee long weekend…
Michael Gove – bottom of the Populus ratings
Is he really a potential leader? There has been a lot written about the education secretary, Michael Gove, since his assured and lucid appearance before the Leveson inquiry. He’s even being talked about as a possible replacement for Dave and at least one bookie makes him the third favourite. But does he have popular appeal? Has he got that special quality that marks a politician out as having leadership potential? The most recent polling I can find are the regular…
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Welcome once again to PB’s overnight open thread in the relaxing atmosphere of the PB NightHawks cafe.
Why aren’t SNP voters backing Salmond on independence?
What happens if defeat looks certain? One electoral fact that hasn’t been given much attention is that the SNP’S vote share in the Scottish council elections on May 3rd was 13% down on what Salmond’s party secured a year earlier in the Holyrood elections. In 2011 it was 45% while in 2012 it was 32%. Not only did the SNP fail to take its much hyped key target of Glasgow it saw the city’s council move back to Labour overall…