Jim thinks Keir Starmer was slow off the mark in rebutting the Prime Minister’s £2000 Labour tax rise claim. He also looks at the big constituency boundary shake up in Cheshire and Lancashire.
Why did Rishi Sunak call the election, why do the Tories hate young people? Why did Keir Starmer get himself into such a mess over Diane Abbott?
Politicians are often criticised for not being straight with the voters. But, can we handle the truth?
In his blog, Jim argues that Labour doesn’t need Tory right wing MP defectors after a series of local election triumphs. Read his full analysis of the current political scene and a bit of nostalgia from the Manchester of forty years ago.
In light of Dover MP, Natalie Elphicke’s defection from the Conservative’s to Labour. Jo asks ‘What is Keir Starmer thinking?’
As the row over racism rages, Jim feels both parties are often guilty of putting pragmatism ahead of principle.
The reaction of Tory MPs to Keir Starmer’s attack on the government in his budget response will be of concern to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor.
In his blog Jim asks if Rachael Reeves still wants the job of Chancellor after Jeremy Hunt has stolen her policies and left a legacy of tax increases and spending cuts.
George Galloway stormed to victory in the Rochdale by-election last week. We’ll be asking if Gorgeous George’s return to Parliament is a threat to democracy, to Keir Starmer, or simply a fluke result in the strangest of polls.
Frank McKenna condemns the gutter politics of the SNP which brought parliament into disrepute this week.
Whose ‘double whammy’ was worse? It hasn’t been a great 7 days for either the prime minister or the Keir Starmer. Frank, Jim and guest Kevin Johnson discuss the latest from the world of politics.
Labour has been reminded of the old adage ‘a week is a long time in politics’. Frank McKenna reflects on a tough seven days for Keir Starmer and his team.
