No gold at the end of the rainbow
The election showed that Britain is a progressive country but two significant interventions today make a Rainbow Coalition both unworkable and undesirable.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Economic recovery could be gathering momentum
The UK’s economic recovery looks to be gathering some momentum – in the manufacturing sector at least.
Cruddas: Party members should be consulted over any deal
Jon Cruddas, Labour MP for Dagenham & Rainham, has called for party members and the unions to be “formally consulted” over any deal with the Liberal Democrats.
A rainbow coalition?
Left Foot Forward has long argued that Britain has a progressive majority.
Politics Summary: Tuesday, May 11th
Sign up to receive this daily email by 9am every morning. Gordon Brown fell on his sword yesterday, announcing he would resign as Labour leader by the autumn in a daring gambit to secure a progressive coalition and keep thetest
Greens on board for a progressive government
This morning, the New Statesman published a story claiming that Caroline Lucas MP, the Green Party’s Leader was undermining the prospects of a “progressive majority” government. The comments string to this piece shows pretty clearly what was wrong with thetest
Adam Boulton loses it
Serious matters are taking place tonight but we wouldn’t be a blog if we didn’t engage in a bit of mischief. Earlier this evening, Sky’s Adam Boulton interviewed Alastair Campbell about Gordon Brown’s resignation and – to put it mildlytest
Clegg the Kingmaker: What deal for the climate?
Friends of the Earth emailed all their supporters this morning describing the hung parliament situation as “a fantastic opportunity”.
Pressure mounts on Clegg not to “sell out” over electoral reform
Two adverts telling Nick Clegg not to ‘sell out’ on getting a proportional system appeared in national newspapers today.
Debunking the latest arguments in favour of first-past-the-post
Conservative opponents of electoral reform have had to re-package their argument slightly.