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For those CON supporters fearful that Mr. Corbyn might not be all good news read today’s FT column by Janan Ganesh

For those CON supporters fearful that Mr. Corbyn might not be all good news read today’s FT column by Janan Ganesh

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No, Jeremy Corbyn does not cause problems for the Tories. @JananGanesh in the FT http://t.co/75leXr2Qgb pic.twitter.com/jahKuQuRMT — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 25, 2015 The Labour disaster that’s waiting to happen The FT’s insightful political commentator, Janan Ganesh is on top form this morning with his assessment of what the likely Corbyn LAB leadership victory will do to the main party battle. In one of the best written pieces I’ve seen in along time Ganesh demolishes the notion that somehow Mr….

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What the adulation of Jeremy Corbyn will mean for British politics

What the adulation of Jeremy Corbyn will mean for British politics

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Antifrank on what he describes as “Puppy Love We’ve been here before. Last year, many Scots found themselves electrified by the campaign for the Yes vote in the independence referendum. The energy and enthusiasm crackled as many voters for the first time found that they were being asked to vote on something that really mattered to them. The idea proved far more important to these voters than any of the detail and when the referendum was defeated they thronged to…

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After a general election choice that CON defined as being competence or chaos LAB is proving them right

After a general election choice that CON defined as being competence or chaos LAB is proving them right

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The shambolic nature of the process could be as damaging as the outcome I have long been of the view that the most important message a party needs to get over in an election is that it can offer competent government. That was how the Tories managed to succeed on May 7th and why they achieved a majority, against all the odds. The Lynton Crosby line repeated so much during the campaign was that the choice was between competence and…

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Betting on when the new Labour leader will be announced

Betting on when the new Labour leader will be announced

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William Hill offer 8/1 that new Labour leader will NOT be announced on scheduled date of September 12, 2015. 1/20 he or she WILL be. — William Hill (@sharpeangle) August 22, 2015 William Hill have a market on will the new Labour leader be announced on the scheduled date of Saturday the 12th of September. For non-Labour supporters, this leadership election is the gift that keeps on giving which has somehow managed to make the Florida 2000 Presidential election mess…

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Jeremy Corbyn’s path to Number 10

Jeremy Corbyn’s path to Number 10

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Picture: Why this shouldn’t be the Tory reaction were Labour to elect Corbyn. Governments lose elections, oppositions don’t win them – A recession & no Cameron could hand the election to Corbyn. There are those, inside and outside of the Labour party, who think by electing Jeremy Corbyn as leader, Labour are committing the greatest strategic blunder since Emperor Palpatine allowed the Rebel Alliance to know the location of the second Death Star. By electing Corbyn Labour can say goodbye to…

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We shouldn’t rule out the possibility that a Corbyn leadership could be the catalyst for LAB’s rebirth

We shouldn’t rule out the possibility that a Corbyn leadership could be the catalyst for LAB’s rebirth

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Yesterday William Hill put up a bet offering 5/2 on Jeremy Corbyn leading LAB at the next general election. The thinking behind this chimes with the widespread assumption that Corbyn would be disastrous for LAB and that well before GE2020 there’d be a move to oust him and replaced with someone perceived to be much more voter friendly. But could this be wrong? Could a Labour with Mr Corbyn in charge be a proposition that is electorally popular? The answer…

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Corbyn: Winning the election but losing the argument?

Corbyn: Winning the election but losing the argument?

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Don Brind says the leader of the Opposition has to be seen as a potential PM I’ve cast my vote and I’m pretty sure I’m backing a loser. I’m also fairly certain that we are winning the argument.By we I mean Paul Flynn and me (and a few others) who don’t believe Jeremy Corbyn is a credible Labour leader because he is unelectable as Prime Minister. The few others, of course, include Tony Blair, David Blunkett, Gordon Brown Alistair Campbell,…

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