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The Top 100 People on the Left 2011
- 27 Sep 2011
Many he might turn to for advice are leaving the stage. The old guard gradually gives up. One by one they slip, after the temporary spotlight of memoir publishing, into respected backbench obscurity. Jack Straw and Alan Johnson both move out of the top 100. Alistair Darling cl...
The Top 50 Liberal Democrats 2011
- 18 Sep 2011
If the opinion polls prove accurate - the last three showed the Liberal Democrats on 10% - this might be the last time we can find enough elected Liberal Democrats to form a viable top 50. The stark reality they face, and the internal debate that is now raging, is reflected in...
Top Ten Things Overheard at the LibDem Conference
- 17 Sep 2011
Don’t you think Danny Alexander’s a bit of a Tory? Isn’t it terrible all this new security? I’d rather risk being bombed. Well I don’t care what anyone says, I’d happily take Chris Huhne’s speeding points. Don’t mention the AV referendum. ...
Top 100 People on the Right 2010
- 1 Oct 2010
The Daily Telegraph publishes today numbers 1-25 in its Top 100 Influential People on the Right compiled by Brian Brivati and me with an expert panel. 50-26 75-51 100-76 Today's installment includes Eric Pickles at number 6, IDS up to 15, Francis Maude up to 4 and a su...
Top 100 People on the Left 2010
- 25 Sep 2010
Ed Miliband won the leadership campaign. He has transformed his personal position in the party, altered the political dynamic of the internal party debate and his blessing is now necessary for the shape of the party to come. He largely won the argument on the election and on t...
Ten Things You Won't Hear David Dimbleby Say on Election Night
- 6 May 2010
1. It's 10pm and our exit polls show David Cameron heading for a clear majority. 2. And here's Jeremy Vine in his cowboy uniform. 3. That was Nick Clegg paying tribute to the two old parties. 4. If you click the red button you can see Emily Maitlis naked. 5. And now over t...
Ten People Who Are Having a Bad Election
- 1 May 2010
A couple of days ago I published a list of Ten People Who Are Having a Good Election. So you won't be suprised if I now balance things up. These are ten people who perhaps haven't had the best of times over the last month... Gordon Brown Needs little explanation. He's head...
Twenty Great Things About the 1980s
- 3 Apr 2010
1. Margaret Thatcher. 2. Labour couldn't win an election. 3. Putting the Unions back in their box. 4. Enabling millions of people to buy shares for the first time. 5. A-ha & Alphaville. 6. Audi Quattros. 7. Ejecting the Argentinians from the Falklands. ...
My Top Ten Westminster Novels
- 3 Jan 2010
When it comes to reading political novels I always enjoy a plot which centres around Parliament. I started to write a political novel myself a few years ago (which unbelievably featured Charles Kennedy as Foreign Secretary oin a Tory led coalition!) but only wrote one chapter....
Top 100 People on the Right 2009
- 1 Oct 2009
In the annual list of the 100 most influential people on the left or right of British politics, we nearly put someone we do not know the identity of at number 2 in both lists. We will call him Deep Moat - the Whitehall whistleblower who shook British politics to its foundation...