Antifrank says Corbyn’s strategy is – “We only have to be lucky once”
Few political leaders can have made such an immediate impact as Jeremy Corbyn. Much of that impact has generated bemusement and hostility. His actions suggest a man who has quite different aims from a conventional leader. In his speeches since he has been elected, he has not mentioned Labour’s election defeat. He has not courted the media. He has not made an appeal to floating voters. And as I have previously noted, he has shown no interest in the formal…
SNP lose seat to LDs who lose to CON – all the latest local by election results
How one of Scotland's leading political sites reported the SNP loss of a by-election in the Highlands pic.twitter.com/9VNpteamEL — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 9, 2015 Bolsover South on Bolsover (Lab defence) Result: Labour 232 (43%), United Kingdom Independence Party 127 (23%), Conservative 109 (20%), Trade Unionist and Socialist 78 (14%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 105 (20%) Aird and Loch Ness on Highland (SNP defence) Result: Liberal Democrat 1,029 (33% +21%), Scottish National Party 1,000 (33% +5%), Conservatives 467…
If the next CON leader betting is anything to go by Theresa May had the best conference
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A Labour man in a Labour job. What’s not to like about Andrew Adonis?
Don Brind on Friday The Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell likes to get away from politics by sailing his little Skipper 17 trailer sailer on the Norfolk Broads, he told the Eastern Daily Press. Â McDonnell was brought up in Great Yarmouth where the three Broads rivers enter the sea. Like all lovers of Broads sailing he will know that the worst part of the experience has been getting there. Bottlenecks in the A11 have long been a nightmare. The then Transport…
Local By-Election Preview : October 8th 2015
Bolsover South on Bolsover (Lab defence) Result of council at last election (2015): Labour 32, Independents 5 (Labour majority of 27) Result of ward at last election (2015): Two Labour HOLDS elected unopposed Candidates duly nominated: Juliet Armstrong (Con), John Bagshaw (UKIP), Pat Cooper (Lab), Jon Dale (TUSC) Dennis Skinner, the Labour member for Bolsover since 1970, has often been referred to as “the Beast of Bolsover” due to the comments he has made on several occasions during Black Rod’s…
The 2016 White House race: The battles to secure the Republican and Democratic party nominations
Real Clear Politics Another Clinton vs Bush contest looks less certain The above polling from the respected Quinnipiac University is of matchups between Democratic and Republican Party contenders in two of the key swing States that will decide next year’s White House Race – Ohio and Florida. It comes at a critical time as the party establishments, donors and others who can influence the race get closer to deciding which of the contenders will get their support. Even though the…
What we don’t know is whether the CON leadership contest will take place before or after the general election
The leadership uncertainty remains One thing that David Cameron made very clear in his speech is that he is going to continue as leader right up to the general election. That, of course, assumes that there will be no dramatic event that would cause a move before then. The intention, of course, was to take some of the wind out of the sails of the inevitable leadership speculation that has continued throughout the conference. To an extent he probably succeeded….