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Peter Hain should really try to remember his history
No comments on Peter Hain should really try to remember his historyI see that the Guardian’s political reporting seems to be stuck in “stating the bleedin’ obvious” mode at the moment. Not only is there the discovery that people think that George Osborne is liability to Tories but they also have the news that a senior Labour figure thinks that at some point in the future Labour might have to work with the Liberal Democrats; ‘Peter Hain says Labour should get ready to do business with…
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The Guardian quotes this blog
I noticed that today this blog’s story about Esther and the Lib Dem posters has been written up in ‘Tim Dowling’s election diary‘ in the Guardian. That’s the first time something from this blog has reached the national media. Source: This content was originally posted on my old Strange Thoughts blog.
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Guardian’s regional election guides highlight Luton South
This weekend The Guardian have published a series of regional guides to the general election battlegrounds. While they are not bad at giving a broad overview for the non-politico, I found them superficial and with a rather negative take on the prospects for the Liberal Democrats. I also found the “Star of the future” element a little curious. Apparently achieving political “stardom” is to be equated with gaining ministerial office. This shows a very narrow…
