The opprobrium that was heaped upon Labour's former general secretary, Peter Watt, when he called in May on the party...
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Nick Clegg 2 Articles
Inside the Tory mind
Just before David Cameron won the Conservative party leadership contest in December 2005, he claimed, ‘I'm certainly a...
Gaelic lessons
The limits of ‘traditional Labour' were revealed by the Scottish elections. Across Britain, the party has to show that...
No to Yes
Retrospection is wisdom indeed. What would any campaign manager give to be able to make decisions knowing what the...
Lessons from Canada
There is something farcical about the possibility of the Cameron-Clegg coalition breaking up over the referendum on...
Not onto a Winner
This piece of advice comes without charge and can be usefully employed by the full firmament of No 10 press officers,...
Purple and orange: united colours of coalition?
The Orange Book was the Liberal Democrat modernisers' manifesto that promised to "reclaim liberalism" for a party that...
The Liberal Democrat legacy
It might just be down to the fact that their principles are driven by their campaigning - and not the other way...
Liberal distractions
Thirty years ago this month, Tony Benn's diary recorded his thoughts a couple of days after the launch of the new...
General release
General release The job of Labour general secretary grew smaller and more unstable in government. Labour got through...
Labour’s economic message
Inflation data for November surprised slightly on the upside. Prices in the UK were buoyed by food, clothing, and...
From the Smiths to Bullingdon
Who won:Though Ed Miliband didn't win, David Cameron definitely lost it. It was a very dull PMQs dominated by tuition...