Will one of these three be Britain’s next MP?

Will one of these three be Britain’s next MP?

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Labour chooses its candidate for Old & Sad Thanks to the excellent Saddleworth News site for this – the pictures and details of the three short-listed candidates for the Oldham East & Saddleworth by-election that will take place in the new year. Local members decide tomorrow and their decision could be critical because in high profile by-elections the candidate can make a huge difference one way or the other. Wisely Labour are keeping it local and have gone for figures…

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Will Coulson be my final betting win of the year?

Will Coulson be my final betting win of the year?

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BBC News The “he’ll survive till the end of the year” bet looks good We’re at that point in the calendar when all those “will it happen in 2010” bets start to come into play. I’ve got two – one on David Law returning as a minister which I suspect won’t happen; and that Andy Coulson will survive in his job. If that comes good it will be the second time in just three months Cameron’s press chief and ex-News…

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How will the riots change the debate?

How will the riots change the debate?

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What’s the political impact of the troubles on the streets? A main reason the Lib Dems were keen to get the fees vote over and done with as soon as possible was that they can put it behind them as the narrative moves on which, thanks to the riots, it certainly is doing. The split on the issue has happened but the party’s government ministers stuck with the policy and the overall number of yellow MPs voting for it was…

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Is it time for the blues to show some gratitude?

Is it time for the blues to show some gratitude?

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How long will the yellows go on fielding the flack? There’s a growing mood of resentment within the Lib Dems towards the Tories for the way they’ve allowed the yellows to take all the flack for the coalition’s policies while being reluctant to put their heads above the parapet to take on the arguments themselves. This is starting to get serious and could just be the spark that causes this arrangement to come apart. Iain Martin sums up the blue…

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Fees vote to go ahead after Labour filibuster fails

Fees vote to go ahead after Labour filibuster fails

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Bit will the government have enough votes? A last ditch attempt by Labour MPs to stop tonight’s controversial vote on university fees going ahead broke down late last night after government whips manage to round-up hundreds of coalition MPs to stop a filibuster attempt. The plan had to keep the Wednesday sitting going by prolonging debate until 7am this morning. If they had got to that stage then today’s business would have had to be abandoned under the the procedures…

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