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Why the LDs won’t be too unhappy if Corbyn is re-elected

Why the LDs won’t be too unhappy if Corbyn is re-elected

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Continued splits in LAB could help a rejuvenation of the yellows The LDs are gathering in Brighton for their annual conference which, unlike the coalition years, is barely getting any attention. That’s understandable. Having just 8 MPs and the Tories having a majority means they are not important anymore. The polls suggest they haven’t progressed from the 8% of GE2015 but there’s one glimmer of hope – they are doing remarkably well at a local level. They made the most…

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Corbyn and the boundary review: not the disaster for LAB that it is but an opportunity for the hard left

Corbyn and the boundary review: not the disaster for LAB that it is but an opportunity for the hard left

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Joff Wild is puzzled by the half-hearted response of Corbyn’s team. It’s as if they don’t care The only question from a Labour perspective about the result of the Parliamentary constituency review for England and Wales is just how bad it will be for the party. The most optimistic prognosis I saw was from Paul Waugh in the Huffington Post, who reported that under the new boundaries the Tories would lose 17 seats and Labour would lose 23. But probably…

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At the 2010 shadow cabinet elections no MPs with surnames beyond M got elected – an alphabetical discrimination classic

At the 2010 shadow cabinet elections no MPs with surnames beyond M got elected – an alphabetical discrimination classic

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Those in the 2nd half of the alphabet hit by the “can’t be arsed” effect One of the extraordinary features of Labour’s last shadow cabinet election in October 2010 is that all the nineteen winners from 49 candidates had surnames starting with letters in the first half of the alphabet. So many highly competent MPs with names in the second half of the alphabet did not manage to garner enough votes to make it across the line. It’s a well…

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Today Labour MPs are set to vote for return of shadow cabinet elections, but are they headed into a trap?

Today Labour MPs are set to vote for return of shadow cabinet elections, but are they headed into a trap?

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ICYMI LabMPs will vote tmrw on 'peace plan' to restore Shadow Cabinet elections. MPs warned the public hate disunity https://t.co/G1fooSoGjL — Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) September 5, 2016 Labour’s rebel alliance may have come up with a way to castrate the Labour leader but they could be flying into a trap. Last night it was reported that Labour MPs are to vote on restoring Shadow Cabinet elections after a stark warning that they risk losing the party’s heartlands unless they…

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Joff Wild says Owen Smith will lose, Labour will fight brutally, but the party will come through its current pain

Joff Wild says Owen Smith will lose, Labour will fight brutally, but the party will come through its current pain

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Embed from Getty Images Last week’s YouGov poll of Labour members, registered supporters and trade union affiliates giving Jeremy Corbyn a 62% to 38% lead over Owen Smith in the party’s leadership election will have surprised few, except – perhaps – Don Brind and Saving Labour (though how much they really believe the contest is too close to call is a moot point). As someone implacably opposed to Corbyn’s leadership, I have always expected him to win on 24th September…

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Everybody salsa for a Labour King over the water

Everybody salsa for a Labour King over the water

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Ed GlitterBalls pic.twitter.com/egI2UH4z9e — BBC Strictly ? (@bbcstrictly) September 3, 2016 Can Ed Balls use his appearance on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing to increase his chances of becoming the next Labour Leader? No, this isn’t a shameless attempt to make John Rentoul’s QTWTAIN list, again, but I do think appearing on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing might help Ed Balls reputation and popularity with the public and introduce him to the wider public that don’t follow politics intimately. At…

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Just imagine if this story happened during the general election campaign and not in the silly season 4 years before a general election

Just imagine if this story happened during the general election campaign and not in the silly season 4 years before a general election

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https://twitter.com/Ned_Donovan/status/770579305562836992 4:30pm – Richard Barbrook's old emails reveal he defended a banned book about 'good' and 'bad' paedophiles. https://t.co/vcqXjspNAg — Ned Donovan (@Ned_Donovan) August 30, 2016   Whatever the rights and wrongs of this story, perceptions can sometimes matter more than the facts. Either Jeremy Corbyn and his team didn’t know about Richard Barbook’s background or they didn’t care about it, either option is pretty damning about the political nous of Jeremy Corbyn and his advisers. TSE

Joff Wild on Jeremy Corbyn and an impending constitutional crisis

Joff Wild on Jeremy Corbyn and an impending constitutional crisis

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As leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition Jeremy Corbyn receives a salary of close to £138,000 per annum. On top of this, of course, he gets expenses and a generous pension package. Last week, he told us that he does not consider himself wealthy. Some may wonder whether a politician so out of touch with reality can ever be taken seriously, but not, it seems, a majority of Labour members; for on 24th September it is almost certainly going…

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