28 Sep 11 6 Comments

The morning after the speech before

Ed M’s own verdict, given in private after his speech to members of his team, was that he didn’t get it right. He was “a bit low” about the big speech according to one who

27 Sep 11 5 Comments

Is Ed Miliband moving to the centre?

Gary Gibbon on Ed Miliband’s speech at the Labour party conference: is there a policy shift as the Labour leader rides the wave of public opinion?

26 Sep 11 1 Comment

Friends of Ed and values of the left

I’ve been writing for a while about how Ed Miliband wants to move the centre ground of British politics to the left, blogs Gary Gibbon.

25 Sep 11 3 Comments

Leadership, unions and fees – Ed Miliband’s fight back?

Not very disciplined,” was how one Shadow Cabinet member close to Ed Miliband described Ed Balls’ touting of Yvette Cooper as a future Labour leader – Political Editor Gary Gibbon

24 Sep 11 7 Comments

Miliband agrees deal with the trade unions

Up here in Liverpool, Ed Miliband is on the point of announcing a compromise deal with the trade unions on how you get “registered supporters” involved in electing Labour’s

21 Sep 11 6 Comments

Nick Clegg: ‘We need to do more, we can do more’

For years, the Lib Dem leader’s speech was a longed for moment of coverage. Now, in government, Nick Clegg gets saturation coverage all year round. So this speech, like the whole conference,

Spending denial that comes with wriggle room

Gary Gibbon reads between the lines of the Treasury Chief Secretary’s carefully worded denial on increased spending claims.

20 Sep 11 2 Comments

Farron regrets coalition divorce talk

Liberal Democrat President Tim Farron tells Channel 4 Political Editor Gary Gibbon he regrets saying his party was destined for a divorce from the Conservatives.

NHS Q and A not a cure for Lib Dem ills

The Q and A session on the NHS reforms is a lot better for the leadership than the full-scale debate and vote that a majority of delegates wanted but can’t have (they couldn’t quite get

19 Sep 11 4 Comments

Don’t marginalise Europe is message from fringe

Vince Cable tells a fringe meeting of the party conference that Europe’s financial crisis requires still deeper integration.

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