Boris: I’ll spend more time in Oxfordshire now I’m London mayoral candidate
by Stephen Tall on July 16, 2007
See if you can follow Boris’s tortuous logic in today’s online Oxford Mail: Boris Johnson claimed his decision to run for London Mayor could lead to him spending more time in Oxfordshire. The Henley MP, confirming he would seek the (…)
Razzall and Littlewood on Ming’s future
by Stephen Tall on July 16, 2007
The Guardian reports on today’s BBC World at One interviews with former Lib Dem campaign manager, Lord Tim Razzall, and former head of communications, Mark Littlewood, here. Both suggest Ming Campbell’s future would come under the spotlight if the party (…)
Prediction competition: place your free bets here
by Stephen Tall on July 16, 2007
What do you think will happen this Thursday, 19th July, in the crunch by-elections in Ealing Southall and Sedgefield? Will Labour cling on in one, both or neither seats? And which of the two main opposition parties, the Lib Dems (…)
How far will Brown go to protect BAE from corruption charges?
by Stephen Tall on July 16, 2007
The Labour Government could soon be faced with a stark choice: to co-operate with the US department of justice’s investigations into the BAE bribery allegations, or risk reciprocal co-operation and intelligence-sharing with the US. Those who’ve been following the biggest (…)
Clegg condemns police calls for indefinite detention of terror suspects
by Stephen Tall on July 16, 2007
The call by Ken Jones, head of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), for the police to be given the powers to hold terror suspects indefinitely without charge has been condemned by Lib Dem shadow home secretary, Nick Clegg. (…)
