Category: Labour

Milliband strikes! Or maybe not…

Good afternoon fellow readers, how are you doing? I actually put off writing this blog until today as I thought the contents of the Trinity ramble may have fried your brains, if you'd read it. Even if not, I just thought I'd give a quick analysis (wrong word perhaps?) of this week's Labour victory in the Oldham by-election. I actually feel quite guilty. Being a member of the Lib Dems I get invited to all sorts of meetings and really cool things of the political type, one such thing included Continue reading [...]

New government by this evening?

The latest reports from the BBC suggest that Britain will have a new government this evening. Officials from number 10 have confirmed that they recognise that talks between themselves, the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats have failed and that Mr Brown is expected to resign as prime minister later today. It still remains unclear as to the exact involvement of the Liberal Democrats; is there a coalition between the two or will it be a minority Tory government? Either way David Cameron is expected Continue reading [...]

My take on Brown’s departure

With the announced resignation of Mr Brown this afternoon, it's playing on my mind that a Liberal Democrat/Labour coalition looks more and more likely. Talks have formally opened between the two parties which begs the question as to what's going on exactly with the Tory talks? I reckon, it was one of Clegg's conditions of forming a coalition; he didn't want to be seen as backing a failed party but with a new, refreshed, re-vitalised Labour party perhaps the Sheffield loving liberal leader will Continue reading [...]

Brown steps down as Labour leader

Prime minister and leader of the Labour party Gordon Brown,  has today announced that he will step down from his post and allow a leadership election to take place in the wake of news that Liberal Democrats have officially opened talks with the so-called failed party. I think he's long seen this coming, I think now that Brown has gone Clegg will be more inclined to do a deal with Labour, rather than their Tory rivals. Continue reading [...]

Sleeping with the enemy

With talks between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats entering their third day, new information from the BBC has revealed that senior Lib Dem MPs met with Labour politicians in secret. It begs the question as to what exactly Nick Clegg is up to. He's in a very difficult position; with the balance of power resting in his hands he's taking his time to figure what's best for him and his party - bugger the stability of our government and economic recovery! Clegg has an opportunity never given Continue reading [...]