Tag Archives: Ed Miliband

New Labour: Thatcher’s greedy children

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Matt

Readers of this blog will probably have noticed that I’m no great fan of Ed Miliband’s tepid opportunism, but it’s interesting that the ‘big guns’ in the Labour Party have come out of the woodwork to lecture him as the … Continue reading →

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One Nation Under a Miliband

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Matt

I always find the party conference season to be a bleak confirmation of the essential  vacuity of mainstream politics.   I especially hate the parts where the party leaders express their ‘values’ and their ‘vision’, and engage in contrived and cringeworthy … Continue reading →

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David Cameron Becomes a Man

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Matt

Last week’s prime minister’s questions time marked a low point in the history of parliamentary oratory, when David Cameron, showing the biting wit and statesmanlike gravitas that we have come to associate with him, chose to use the occasion to … Continue reading →

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Let us all be virtuous citizens

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Matt

Flushed with Team GB’s stunning performance and the success of the Olympic Games,  Britain’s politicians are seeking to turn the feelgood factor to their advantage and incorporate the Games into their respective political narratives. First it was Cameron, for whom … Continue reading →

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