Has BP damaged Palin‘s 2012 bid?

Has BP damaged Palin‘s 2012 bid?

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What now for the ‘Drill Baby, Drill’ advocates? So far, the majority of the focus of the BP oil spill story has focussed on the executives of the company and on how the US government’s response is likely to affect President Obama. That’s understandable but beyond the immediate concerns about fixing the leak, there are bigger questions about America’s energy policy to answer, ones that could have a direct bearing on the next presidential campaign. Now’s a good time to…

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Can YouGov repeat its Tory leadership magic?

Can YouGov repeat its Tory leadership magic?

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Could a Labour poll transform the betting? The big gap for punters on this race is a poll of those entitled to vote in September’s election. I was half expecting one for the Sunday Times last weekend and maybe we’ll see something tomorrow. I’ve had no indication that such a survey is taking place and if a Labour or a trade union member has been invited to take part in such a poll then it would be great if you…

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Should we be following HenryG on the Labour race?

Should we be following HenryG on the Labour race?

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Is EdM the one to be betting on? I had this email from one of PB’s best informed Labour posters, Henry G Manson, which I’m sure he won’t mind me making more public. “I think Ed Miliband is perfectly placed to win. I literally don’t know anybody who isn’t planning to vote for him in their top 3 and in most people’s top 2. He’s going to mop up lots and lots of transfers. The Blairite wing like him because…

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Does Labour need its new leader in place NOW?

Does Labour need its new leader in place NOW?

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Is the 15 week campaign really a good idea? Yesterday George Osborne announced massive changes in the way that the country financial institutions are regulated overturning much that Mr. Brown had put in place in his first few weeks as chancellor in 1997. Today we saw Danny Alexander making his big statement on which of Labour’s pet programmes of the pre-election period are going to be axed. Next week Osborne will take centre stage again for his first budget which…

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Coalition cuts: now we are getting specific

Coalition cuts: now we are getting specific

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BBC News How much is falling in marginal constituencies? The Treasury secretary, Danny Alexander, has this afternoon announced to MPs details of projects totalling £2bn that are being axed. On top of that there’s a list a projects which are being suspended. All were agreed to by Labour between the start of 2010 and the general election. Maybe this is just coincidence but what strikes me looking at the lists is how much seemed to be being spent in marginal…

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Is “looking weird” their biggest challenge?

Is “looking weird” their biggest challenge?

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Was Cam right to get on the band-wagon? Suddenly how the Mili-brothers, particularly David, look is becoming a leadership election issue. Ed Miliband supporters are said to have a sticker which says simply “Ed speaks human”. Iain Martin in the Wall Street Journal wrote: “David Miliband looks, in theory, like the grown-up but it is obvious that he is a man stuck on planet politics trying to do an impression of a leader who understands people (”I’m real”). “ And…

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Are you going to pay to read the Times?

Are you going to pay to read the Times?

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Will Rupert’s big gamble work? This week has seen the start of the programme to get us all paying if we want to read the Times online. We haven’t seen the pricing yet and at the moment you can view stories from the paper for nothing using their preview service. Here you give them you email address and no doubt that will switch to a fully paying service in the not to distant future. If this succeeds then one thing’s…

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