Is Mandelson about to switch from Brown to Miliband (D)?

Is Mandelson about to switch from Brown to Miliband (D)?

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What do we think of HenryG’s tip? The overnight thread has been dominated by a comment by the usually well-informed HenryG that could have an important bearing on the Labour leadership. He wrote simply: “..I’m hearing that Mandelson could be about to shift support away from Brown into David Miliband’s direction. Not sure how that is going to manifest, or when or if it’s just whispers that do the rounds.“ Make of this what you will. Henry has set it…

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Is Sheerman now the “leader” of Labour’s internal opposition?

Is Sheerman now the “leader” of Labour’s internal opposition?

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What if he gets elected as the PLP chairman? After a day at Westminster dominated by the clashes involving Ed Balls over his appointment of the children’s commissioner a lot of attention is being focussed on the veteran MP, Barry Sheerman. At the weekend it was reported that he’s thinking of being a stalking horse in next month’s election for the chairmanship of the parliamentary Labour party so MPs can have a mean of showing their feelings about the leadership….

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The money starts going back on Labour

The money starts going back on Labour

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SportingIndex Brown’s party move up six notches in ten days In the immediate aftermath of the Tory conference a week and a half ago the commons seat spreads from SportingIndex moved to their lowest ever level of 197 – 202 seats. Following there polls in the past week having Labour in the 28 – 30% range there has been something of a re-evaluation and the numbers have moved upwards. The other main spread market that makes intermittent appearances, Extrabet, has…

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How vulnerable is Labour to this sort of attack?

How vulnerable is Labour to this sort of attack?

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1929 Conservative poster – Wikimedia Commons Could this still have potency – 80 years on? While idly surfing the net over the weekend I came across this wonderful poster from the 1929 general election which seemed to resonate with the current political mood. For Labour seems most vulnerable when the Daily Mail, and it is usually the Daily Mail, finds some new law or regulation that could have consequences way beyond the wrong that it was trying to deal with….

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The 3rd November Gubernatorials – Virginia

The 3rd November Gubernatorials – Virginia

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Wikimedia Commons Are the GOP home and hosed in the Old Dominion? One thing America is never short of is elections, and so a year after winning the White House, the Democrats will have their first major test at the ballot box with the “off-year” races for Governor of New Jersey (to be examined next week) and Virginia, on Tuesday 3rd November. Virginia is now a key “purple state” in which the Democrats have done well at recent electoral cycles,…

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Could there be Wife on Marr’s?

Could there be Wife on Marr’s?

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How far will Sarah be pushed into the campaign? Politicians with public relations difficulties have a tendency to play the family card and Gordon Brown has proven no exception to that rule. From her first notable ‘solo’ appearance in the Glenrothes by-election to her warm-up act at two party conferences, Sarah Brown’s profile in party activities has increased while her husband’s ratings have languished. That raises the questions of what role she’ll play when the election’s called and what impact…

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Can we now cross this one off?

Can we now cross this one off?

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Will the debate NO backers win their bets? A fair bit of political news in the Sundays but the one most affecting the betting markets is the report by Melissa Kite in the Sunday Telegraph about the inter-leader talks over the formats for the proposed general election TV debates. There’s been a fair bit of betting not only on whether these will take place but who will be the chair and even which of the leaders, according to post-debate polling,…

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A fortnight goes by with no change from ComRes

A fortnight goes by with no change from ComRes

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CON 40%(nc) LAB 28%(nc) LD 19%(nc) But voters would “think better of Brown if he stood down“ The first of what are likely to be two polls tonight is just out – ComRes for the Independent on Sunday – has just been published and shpws no change whatsoever compared with the firm’s last survey just a fortnight ago. That was taken between the Labour and Tory conferences. I’m not convinced by the John Rentoul’s suggestion that this is a post…

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