The wisdom of Emily Thornberry

Jonathan Calder asks a pertinent question about this story: Why doesn’t the BBC name Emily Thornberry? As he says, the matter is published on the Parliament website. It’s a bit odd when the BBC are being even more secretive than Parliament. I’m not clear whether this is intended to protect her or mischievously give the… Continue reading The wisdom of Emily Thornberry

How Nick Clegg meets his own standards

Okay, I admit it. If I hadn’t been hungover yesterday morning I probably would have resisted the temptation to use the word “meltdown” in my blog about Team Clegg yesterday. A wobble it certainly was however, and while I of course accept Richard Allan’s apology, he still has not explained where the email addresses they… Continue reading How Nick Clegg meets his own standards

Steel backs Huhne over Trident

I’m in the middle of writing a long post about Nick Clegg’s big speech this week, but this announcement is worth breaking off to mention: “Having enjoyed a talk with both candidates there is also one policy matter which motivates my choice. The current party policy on Trident replacement is that we don’t need to… Continue reading Steel backs Huhne over Trident