Showing posts with label Keir Starmer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Keir Starmer. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Lord Bonkers' Diary: He would sit there like a stuffed haddock

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Proof, I think. that Lord Bonkers reads this blog. The theory that Starmer was never meant to be prime minister, but was put in place as a m...
Saturday, July 25, 2026

My Liberator article on the Yorkists' New Deal

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This article appears in the new Liberator – you can download the whole issue from the magazine's website. Following the best traditions...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

We have no idea what history will say about Keir Starmer and it may not be right anyway

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I see a lot of people saying that history will be kind to Keir Starmer - much kinder than commentators have been in recent weeks. Three poin...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

The Joy of Six 1537

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David Howarth reminds us that both Tony Blair and Keir Starmer said pluralist things in opposition, only to go back on them in power: ...
Monday, June 22, 2026

Personality matters in politics: Starmer's lack of one did for him

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John Harris's Guardian article on the resignation of Keir Starmer contains a key paragraph: So there it was: as well as a modern tenden...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

The Joy of Six 1536

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"Wes Streeting was always meant to be their Labour prime minister. The plan, hatched by a tiny clique of right-wing faction fighters, w...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

The Joy of Six 1534

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Keir Starmer should set a timetable for his departure from Number 10 and give his successor the opportunity to prepare for becoming prime mi...
Monday, June 15, 2026

The Joy of Six 1533

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James Ball argues that Labour's social media ban for teenagers is an admission of total and utter failure to govern online spaces: ...
Monday, June 01, 2026

The fault, dear Mandy, is not in your stars, but in yourself

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Embed from Getty Images Someone once  asked Max Clifford: "Max, if you're so brilliant at public relations, why does everyone think...
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Saturday, May 16, 2026

The Joy of Six 1519

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Roderick Lynch says the Liberal Democrats have a serious problem in urban Britain and pretending otherwise will only make it worse. "A...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

The Joy of Six 1518

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Alexandra Hall Hall writes the big reset speech she wishes Keir Starmer had made after Labour’s local elections defeats: "I know that ...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

The Joy of Six 1517

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"In 2026 our vote share in inner London boroughs was the worst since 1978. We aren’t running any inner London boroughs. We are only eve...
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Monday, May 11, 2026

Frank reaction today to the Lib Dem election performance

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"Am I alone in thinking our response to the local election results is a little too self-congratulatory?" asked David Vigar on Lib...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Vaughan Wilkins gives Queen Victoria's wicked uncles both barrels and Private Eye has more on Hakluyt

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The spooky "strategic advisory" firm Hakluyt that occasionally features in Private Eye . That was me blogging the other day. And ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

How the Guardian flattered Morgan McSweeney and why it did so

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Those hoping to be impressed when Morgan McSweeney made a rare public appearance, courtesy of the Commons' foreign affairs select commit...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

Ed Davey: If Keir Starmer misled parliament he must resign

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After today's revelation that Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting when being considered for appointment as ambassador to the Uni...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Ed Davey on Hillary Clinton, restive Lib Dem MPs and chess

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Ed Davey has been talking to Hillary Clinton: "We talked about how we need to fight Reform in the way they need to fight Donald Trump, ...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Ed Davey on Keir Starmer's "staggering lack of backbone"

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A Liberal Democrat media release  says:  Responding to confirmation that the King will make a second state visit to the US, Ed Davey, Leader...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The Joy of Six 1494

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"After months of rhetoric from Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves blaming newts and bats for supposedly blocking growth, it’s good to see t...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Joy of Six 1487

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"On this occasion Starmer has taken both the correct and popular position and stuck to it despite relentless attacks from the right. Th...