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You may ask what could have inspired me to write such a headline. Well, it’s none other than George himself.
As Iain Martin has blogged – twice, he found the Tory shadow chancellor’s state of denial so bizarre – George Osborne has issued a message to Tory supporters assuring them:
It’s been another great week for our [...]

Two articles by broadsheet columnists on the prospect of a hung parliament bookended this week. In their contrasting ways, both made a convincing pitch for the attractions of neither Labour nor Tories ending up with an overall majority at the next general election.
First up is Martin Wolf from the Financial Times, writing today that Britain [...]

Okay, okay I admit it – that title isn’t likely to entice in hordes of readers. But it is kinda important, so read on… In Scotland: The SNP will be able to pass its budget, second time around, thanks to the support of the Lib Dems. As the BBC reports: In return for the party’s [...]

Okay, so he’s one of nine listed, alongside The Metric Martyrs, John Sergeant and Boris Johnson (this is the Telegraph, after all) – but still when was the last time a Liberal Democrat earned such an accolade from the paper? VINCE CABLE Dubbed “Dr Doom” for his (accurate, as it turned out) predictions of economic [...]

In the immediate wake of Boris Johnson forcing the resignation of Sir Ian Blair as head of London’s Metropolitan police force, Lib Dem Voice asked readers how you think police chiefs should be chosen: directly elected by the public; or appointed by democratically accountable local police authorities. Here’s what you told us: They should be [...]

If you listened carefully, you will have heard David Cameron mention the environment in his speech to the Tory party conference today. Here are his remarks in full: I want a clean environment as well as a safe one. and [We] didn’t champion green politics as greenwash but because climate change is devastating our environment [...]

This is the fortnight of lists and awards in the political blogosphere. Not only has Iain Dale produced his annual little list, but the Lib Dem Blog of the Year awards are once again upon us. All of which may seem a little self-indulgent. And it probably is. But there’s a serious point to blogging, [...]

There are just five hours til polls close in today’s by-election to decide who will succeed Boris Johnson as MP for Henley. The widespread expectation is of a Tory victory – it is one of their safest seats – but there has been a great deal of energy behind Stephen Kearney and the Lib Dem [...]

The BBC is reporting: The Conservatives are threatening legal action against the Lib Dems over the Henley by-election. They have written to the Lib Dems over allegations concerning a local community hospital, which they say their candidate has always supported. Unless the Lib Dems withdraw a leaflet and remove claims from their website by noon, [...]

This week, Boris Johnson announced his support for legislation which would limit the term of office of the elected London mayor to two terms of four years. Over at his Liberal England blog, Jonathan Calder applauds the move: This seems to me entirely sensible. In a perfect world all local councillors would be limited to [...]