Tag: Guardian

Lurch to the Left? Gosh, that's original!

That LibDem-supporting columnist John Harris (no relation) is today calling for a lurch to the Left to meet the challenge of Cameron’s new Conservatives. He attacks John Hutton for his “fierce hostility to any calls for new employment regulation” and then states: “Given that Harriet Harman won last year’s deputy leadership election by affecting a tack leftwards, and 92% of Labour donations are now coming from the unions, this kind of heresy will no longer fly.”


John Prescott and Michael White Q&A

From the organiser at Headline Publishing:

There will be a Q&A with John Prescott and Michael White on 29th May in Gower St. London WC1E 6BT

Event: Michael White / John Prescott Q&A

From the organiser at Headline Publishing:

This will be a Q&A with John Prescott and Michael White on 29th May in Gower St. London WC1E 6BT.

Livingstone calls on Labour to learn lessons from London

In a thoughtful article in today's Guardian (9 May), Ken Livingstone calls on Labour to learn the lessons from last week's elections in London.

Guardian editor - poor little rich boy

Enjoy the interview - the millionaire editor being interviewed by the millionaire ex-editor.

http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article2411713.ece


Guardian limited.

This is cut from today's Guardian Unlimited. written by "Backbencher."

Is Alex Hilton selling out? The Backbencher only asks because the brain behind cutting-edge discussion site LabourHome. top posts today: "Influenza: prepared for an outbreak?" and "Objective won" ("Objective one in Cornwall has been a Labour success. Providing many benefits to the people of Cornwall. The programme will be completed at the end of this year 2006, and it will be interesting to see what the future for the local economy [sic].") - has got himself a PR. (
Now, the Backbencher can only guess what mainstream media exposure the 30-year-old is trying to obtain. But she learns that Alex is "advising senior New Labour figures on campaigning via new media". Which ones, Alex? There's no need to be coy.


Profile of John McDonnell in Guardian

Some of us who are supporting John McDonnell in the leadership election have been disappointed by the limited amount of press the campaign has received - as it will be with the help of the press that the sort of large-scale debate we want to see can take place.