Lab 2012: Miliband’s marginals challenge – who he needs to win and where
New research from Progress examines the 2015 electoral victory strategies available to Ed Miliband, looking at the voters he needs to win and where.
Shamik Das
GUILTY: After nearly a year, Terry is finally punished for racially abusing Ferdinand
Eleven months after his on-field clash with Anton Ferdinand, and having escaped justice in July, John Terry was finally found guilty of racist abuse today.
Look Left – Toxic Tories, Clegg v Cable, and Romney on the slide
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
EXPOSED: Tory Cllr calls Lawrence Inquiry a “joke” and attacks Hillsborough Report
A Tory councillor has called the Lawrence Inquiry a “joke” & attacked the findings of the Hillsborough Report as “overloaded with politically correct language”.
Poll: Cable could save nearly 20 Lib Dem MPs if he takes out Clegg
Another day, another poll to pile further misery on Nick Clegg and boost his main rival Vince Cable, reports Shamik Das.
Poll: Some see Clegg as likeable; few see him as strong, decisive or trustworthy
In news that is sure to embolden the dissenters at Lib Dem conference, a new poll reveals Nick Clegg to be the least popular party leader since Michael Foot.
Look Left – Police double tragedy, Clegg’s fees apology, and Romney’s latest gaffe
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
So, Nick, when will you apologise for the double-dip, youth unemployment, NHS ‘reform’…
Labour today seized on Nick Clegg’s much-mocked apology on tuition fees, releasing a dossier of the Lib Dem record in government.
Look Left – The Hillsborough Report, the Olympic legacy, and decarbonisation
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Headline unemployment figure down 7,000 to 2.59 million
The unemployment rate fell 0.1 per cent on the quarter to 8.1%, with the number of people out of work down 7,000 to 2.59 million in the three months to July.