As the evening progressed, the local elections heralded a great election for Labour. Think about having drinks after work, kissing the co-worker you’ve been flirting with for months and ending up back with theirs. That was Labor in the early hours of Friday morning, while the Tories looked like the halitosis-ridden guy who’s been working … Read more
The former Prime Minister has released her memoir ‘Ten Years to Save the West’ (PA). Liz Truss had already discredited herself with her talk of the ‘deep state’ plotting against her as Prime Minister. The first passages from her book seem just as embarrassing. She describes a car ride with Kwasi Kwarteng, her chancellor, after … Read more
Starmer will win in such difficult circumstances it will feel like losing (PA Archive) The general election is on October 24 next year; Labor will win; and Keir Starmer’s honeymoon will be short. This week’s Peter Mandelson Memorial Dim Sum Supper (more on this later) didn’t yield any shocking predictions about the year ahead – … Read more