Category Archives: Political Parties
Frontbench Lib Dems threaten to quit
Kennedy faces mass resignations via BBC News – Politics Charles Kennedy came under further pressure to resign from his role as leader of the Liberal Democrats today as two of his front bench colleagues threatened to quit if he has … Continue reading
Kennedy calls leadership election
In a dramatic statement issued a few minutes ago, Charles Kennedy admitted he has been taking treatment for alcohol-related problems in the past eighteen months and called a leadership election. He still intends to stand as a candidate for the … Continue reading
Kennedy to make personal statement
Kennedy making personal statement via BBC News – Politics Charles Kennedy has announced that he will be making a personal statement at the Liberal Democrat headquarters at 1745 GMT today, apparently to pre-empt media allegations about alcohol problems. The statement … Continue reading
Lib Dems appoint youngest president
Lib Dems get ‘youngest’ president via UNaXcess Oliver Smith, a member of Amber Valley Lib Dems in Derbyshire, has become the president of his local party association at the young age of twelve years. I’m somewhat surprised at this, as … Continue reading
Kennedy fights for his political life
Kennedy vows to fight for his job via BBC News – Politics Under pressure from several MPs to either call a vote of confidence or a full leadership election, Charles Kennedy has promised “direct and aggressive” leadership for the Liberal … Continue reading
Cameron on Radio 1
David Cameron is due to be interviewed on the Coling & Edith show today, broadcast between 1pm and 4pm. You can submit questions online or via email to colinandedith@bbc.co.uk. I’ve already asked the following question so we’ll see if it … Continue reading
Conservatives to redistribute wealth?
Tories back wealth redistribution via BBC News – Politics In a surprise move that I never expected to see from the Conservative party, Oliver Letwin – who has recently been put in charge of overhauling party policy in the next … Continue reading
Charles Kennedy in trouble?
Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past month, or mentally tuning out any news stories containing the dreaded ‘P’ word, you will have noticed that the beloved Charles ‘Chat Show’ Kennedy has been troubled lately by … Continue reading
Boris for PM
One of my friends just forwarded me a to this hilarious pledge on PledgeBank. Only 818 people have signed up at the time of writing this post, but I’ve lost count of the number of people who have told me … Continue reading
Boris Johnson returns to the front bench
Everyone’s favourite bumbling politician, the Right Honourable Boris Johnson, MP for Henley, has been appointed Shadow Education Minister by the new Conservative leader David Cameron. It’s not the first time Boris has been on the front bench; many of us … Continue reading