Yesterday saw the Progressive London Conference at Congress House in London. All in all, I thought it was pretty good. There seemed to be very few nutty lefties there and I was pleased that there were a few people there I knew and recognised from my CLP, from blogging, from uni and around and about [...]

Do you remember, a little while ago, that the Hackney Gazette and its owner, Archant, caused some unfortunate publicity for themselves when they agreed to run an ad from the BNP in the run-up to the Mayoral election? No? LabourHome: Archant takes BNP cash Liberal Conspiracy: It didn’t bother Sunny Hackney Councillor Luke Akehurst: shock [...]

The blogger formerly known as Mr Stop Boris has a new home on the web, so go and check out Pushing the Boundary. xD.

Looking at a situation from another perspective can be a good thing. A trip to Brussels has done something to improve my mood about the political situation in the UK. It would seem that, of the relatively few people who have noticed the change of mayor of London, most are reacting in the same way [...]

Mayor Johnson The headline news is, of course, the victory of Boris Johnson. It is no secret (at least if you’ve been reading this blog!) that I was and remain a strong supporter of Ken Livingstone and that I have very grave doubts about the Johnson mayoralty. I have tried to draw a comparison between [...]

Jon Cruddas or Oona King? xD.

For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirl-wind. Hosea 8:7 Boris has won. Congratulations to him. xD.

The voting and campaigning is over and now we wait. Click the image for a full size version; it was taken today around half past four. One of the tragedies of local elections is that many hardworking local councillors who care more for their community than any particular party affiliation will lose their seats because [...]

You can read them in full, with the logic behind them, on Liberal Conspiracy. One: Livingstone Has Better Policies Two: Livingstone Has Made The Best Joke Three: Brian Paddick & His Partner Four: Livingstone Is A Better Politician Five: London Needs To Be Bossed From The CentreSix: Livingstone Is A Better Leader Seven: The Evening [...]

Boris Johnson’s campaign has announced a new supporter, specialising in transport: Brian Cooke. Mr Cooke is the chair1 of London TravelWatch and has just been unveiled as a backer to bring some gravitas to Mr Johnson’s campaign. The Johnson campaigned issued a press release that you can read here. Unfortunately, you can’t read it on [...]