Category Archives: Labour

“Doncaster” doctor used by Cameron at PMQs doesn’t live in Doncaster

David Cameron at PMQs

A “Doncaster” doctor used by David Cameron to promote his health reforms yesterday has quit his commissioning group and doesn’t even live in Doncaster. The prime minister attempted to embarrass Miliband at PMQs by quoting a medical worker supposedly from his own constituency: Speaking as acting chairman of the Doncaster pathfinder CCG he said this: [...]

Chilly Mili: Ed Miliband pretends it’s not freezing in Davos

Ed Miliband: cold in Davos

With temperatures barely above zero in the canton of Graubünden, Ed Miliband was determined that his tailoring shouldn’t go to waste earlier this afternoon — shunning a much-required coat while conducting interviews. Someone please give him a scarf.

Ed Miliband: American football fan?

Ed Miliband tweeted about the Baltimore Ravens vs New England Patriots

While British political geeks remain transfixed by the Republican primary race, it would seem Ed Miliband is eyeing another American contest: the NFL play-offs. Sure to shock many who never had him down as an aficionado of Gridiron, Ed’s comprehensive tweet summary of the New England Patriots- Baltimore Ravens stateside showdown was full of expertise befitting of an [...]

Boris has five jobs – so desperate supporters claim Ken is “part time”

Boris Johnson

Should we be worried for the health of Boris Johnson supporters? With yesterday’s shock poll coup placing Ken Livingstone ahead of the mayor in London voting intention, ConservativeHome have made the most ridiculous campaign attack of 2012: that a role on a Labour committee would make Livingstone a “part time” mayor. As Boris’ extended skiing [...]

Luke Bozier: the full truth about the “senior Blairite adviser”

Luke Bozier

Bozier never worked as an adviser to Tony Blair Junior role was on second rung of five-tier structure Was in 10 Downing Street “for about five minutes” With a scoop headlined “Senior Labour adviser defects to the Tories”, readers of Monday’s Independent  were left in no doubt as to the gravitas of party operator Luke [...]

Fabian Society website hacked — now advertises sex drugs

viagara

On the eve of their New Year Conference, the Fabian Society have fallen victim to hackers, with many pages on their website redirecting to a dubious online merchant selling sex drugs such as Viagra and Cialis. We’re not sure what Fabian founders such as Beatrice Webb, Sidney Webb and George Bernard Shaw (pictured) would make of the [...]

Newt Gingrich steals “predators” attack line from Ed Miliband

Newt Gingrich and Ed Miliband

Newt Gingrich’s ailing nomination campaign has hit on a bold new strategy – appropriating attack lines from Ed Miliband. The Labour leader’s predators and producers concept, the centrepiece of his conference speech last September, is being used by the Republican grandee by in his latest media assaults on Mitt Romney. As Romney closed in on [...]

Miliband vs Humphrys: Today interview called “Radio 4 Jedward”

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In a quarrelsome interview on Radio 4’s Today Programme, John Humphrys quizzed Ed Miliband on the Labour leader’s speech later this morning and his grand vision for the party. Mired with sibling-like squabbling from Humphrys, the host’s interview style ensured tiffs blighted the encounter between (John) Humphrys and (Edward) Miliband, leading to the Today Programme’s Garry Richardson cheekily [...]

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