There’s Nothing LIke Armageddon to Focus The Mind
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009You can tell things are about to change. There’s nothing like the sense of armageddon to stimulate some creative thinking.
The bullish message from many Labour PPCs and candidates is that there is still all to play for. And if Labour looses the next election there is no guarantee that Cameron will be there for the [...]
Blunkett is Right About Police Accountability
Thursday, July 16th, 2009David Blunkett still has his uses!
In a poorly reported initiative yesterday Blunkett was commenting on the idea that Police Authorities should be directly elected. This is something that all of us should be very worried about.
The notion of directly elected Police Authorities is something that New Labour zealots have been fascinated by for a while. [...]
Ministers Must be Placed More Carefully
Thursday, July 16th, 2009The time spent by Ministers in their jobs is getting ridiculously short. They are simply not in post long enough to properly grasp their briefs and — most importantly — develop deep and intelligent relationships with the world that they have to work with.
This is another area where changes in the culture of government [...]
Employment: Moving Beyond the Supply Side
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Work readiness is fine and helping to get people the qualifications to work is clearly right. But this is not enough. Whether in government or in opposition Labour now has to really begin to think about its demand-side policies.
