Obsolete (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
You can always rely on Martin Kettle to do the talking of the Blairites who are otherwise too cowardly to stick their heads above the parapet. Having defended Blair for years after he should have gone, he's now openly stating he thinks Brown should go when he hasn't even been in the job for a year; or rather, as he's more subtle than that, those who he's "talked to" think that Gordon isn't up to it....
Fat Man on a Keyboard (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
The fallout from the local elections continues with the sense that something significant has happened. Two of the better mainstream contributions are in Saturday's Guardian. Martin Kettle indulges in some wild hyperbole about Labour being shut out of power for a century, but when he comes down from the ceiling has some sensible things to say, notably that Labour have to appeal to both the core vote...
Memex 1.1 (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Good column by Martin Kettle... The problem is that Brown is Brown. There is not some other Brown. As he made clear to Andrew Marr last weekend, the prime minister sees the May 1 election reverse as a reprimand, not a rejection. His response is to work harder, like Boxer in Animal Farm. But working harder [...]
Keep Tony Blair For PM (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Home EVENTS … EVENTS … EVENTS … TOO MANY TO KEEP UP WITH, MR CLUNKING FIST BROWN! Most Labour voters sock it to Brown: OUT! Charles Clarke socks it to Brown on … well … everything, more or less Wendy Alexander socks it to Brown on Independence Referendum Mandelson socks it to Brown on 10p tax Miliband socks it to Brown [...]
Make My Vote Count (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
On the day when the Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform held its annual strategy day, it is apt to see in The Guardian Martin Kettle's timely reminder that Labour must be more 'European': "Of all Labour's denials, however, none is...
