Winter blues for Labour
21/11/2024
With growth flat and inflation edging up, Jim calls for a clearer vision of the government’s business agenda to be spelt out.
Combined Authorities: past and present
14/11/2024
In the week were over one thousand people gathered in Manchester to remember Sir Howard Bernstein, Jim reflects on his achievements at Manchester City Council and following a DIB event with Steve Rotheram looks at the future of Combined Authorities.
Issues not behaviour
07/11/2024
To millions of Americans, Trump’s behaviour was irrelevant. It was, as ever, the economy. Jim’s blog reflects on Trump’s success and the Biden/Harris mistakes.
Trump second coming likely
31/10/2024
Jim is sticking his neck out and predicting Kemi Badenoch and Donald
Trump will be the winners in a big week for politics coming up on both
sides of the Atlantic.
BUDGET WILL DEFINE LABOUR’S FUTURE.
24/10/2024
Jim looks forward to the Budget which could define the whole future of
this new government
TAIWAN: THE BIGGEST THREAT TO PEACE?
17/10/2024
With world tension rising, Jim asks if Taiwan, rather than the Middle
East or Ukraine, be a more dangerous flashpoint. He also comments on the passing of Alex Salmond.
OFF TO THE RIGHT WING WILDERNESS!
10/10/2024
Jim thinks Tory MPs have made a bad mistake in offering two right
wingers to Conservative members who will vote for their next leader in
the coming weeks
Cleverly for now
03/10/2024
Jim reviews yet another turbulent Tory conference and suggests James Cleverly is the best of a poor bunch to lead the Opposition.
Tory members matter at last!
26/09/2024
The last two Tory conferences have borne witness to the scrapping of Liz Truss, then HS2, Jim asks what can we expect from the first Conservative gathering in opposition since 2009.
Send for Campbell!
19/09/2024
In this weeks blog, Jim comments on the internal division within the Labour Party and the run up to the Labour Party Conference.
Lib Dems need big ideas
12/09/2024
Jim looks forward to the Lib Dem conference and asks what use are their 72 seats? He also comments on the races to the White House and the Tory leadership.
Soft touch or comrades in arms?
05/09/2024
Jim’s blog returns with him asking if next week’s Trades Union Congress will back or embarrass the new Labour government.