The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Andrew Rawnsley: With two traumatic failures behind him, a Labour victory in the Scottish byelection is absolutely crucial for the Prime Minister
Make My Vote Count (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Glasgow East - or the story as told by Andrew Rawnsley (Observer) of how such safe seats breed political disengagement and the self-fulfilling prophecy for all concerned that voting and voters in such a constituency don't matter to the national...
The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Back in January, Gordon Brown was asked by the Today Programme's Ed Stourton whether he enjoyed his job. As Andrew Rawnsley wrote at the time: "He did not feel able to say: ‘You bet, it's the best job in the world !' His response was a study in agony: I enjoy, er, all the, um, difficult decisions I have to deal with and going through them and trying to make the best of them,' he replied...
The Why of the World (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Back in January, Gordon Brown was asked by the Today Programme's Ed Stourton whether he enjoyed his job. As Andrew Rawnsley wrote at the time: "He did not feel able to say: ‘You bet, it's the best job in the world !' His response was a study in agony: ‘I enjoy, er, all the, um, difficult decisions I have to deal with and going through them and trying to make the best of ...
politicalbetting.com (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
... the obstacle… Mr Brown is still in his place.” Glasgow East features strongly elsewhere, with Andrew Rawnsley wondering whether a “Glasgow kiss” could prove fatal for Brown, while Matthew d’Ancona says that of the two by-elections, Glasgow is very much the main event. The Mail on Sunday says that no fewer than four potential candidates have turned down Brown’s personal pleas to stand...
