Jonathan Todd http://www.jonathantodd.net Labour Economist and Strategist Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:12:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ed Miliband and Alex Higgins “Which four people, real or fictional, would you most like to go down the pub with?”

On Monday the Mirror’s James Lyons published Ed Miliband’s answer to this question, alongside the answers of the… Read the rest

]]> http://www.jonathantodd.net/ed-miliband-and-alex-higgins/ Cameron’s House Party and public servant bashing Philip Stephens makes a striking observation in the FT noting the harshness of the coalition’s rhetoric on the public sector and public servants:

“The government’s tone of voice is one that suggests all Read the rest

]]> http://www.jonathantodd.net/camerons-house-party-and-public-servant-bashing/ Blair: Back-seat driving doesn’t help Labour Jamie Reed, MP for Copeland, reacted to Gordon Brown’s resignation as Labour leader by writing for Progress on 11 May 2010: “The PM’s decision has set in motion a leadership contest, but it also marks the beginning of… Read the rest

]]> http://www.jonathantodd.net/blair-back-seat-driving-doesnt-help-labour/ Balls and building Jerusalem The evocative sound of a blind busker whistling Jerusalem resonated around the vast tube station as I emerged at Canary Wharf. This was apt as I was on my way to see Ed Balls speak at tonight’s Open… Read the rest

]]> http://www.jonathantodd.net/balls-and-building-jerusalem/ Let’s focus our attacks on the Tories, not the Liberal Democrats That the Liberal Democrats are in a very different position is not in doubt. I think they’ve figured this out for themselves. Labour people don’t need to remind them that not only are they in government with the Conservatives but that this… Read the rest

]]> http://www.jonathantodd.net/lets-focus-our-attacks-on-the-tories-not-the-liberal-democrats/ My debate with Blessing-Miles Tendi Who is Blessing-Miles Tendi? He’s a DPhil student at Oxford and he writes for various publications, including the Guardian. He reviewed the film Read the rest

]]> http://www.jonathantodd.net/my-debate-with-blessing-miles-tendi/ Clive Crook also says: “Get a grip, Obama” I called upon President Obama to get a grip the other day. I don’t make such calls lightly and nor, I am sure, does Clive Crook. But Mr Crook also made such a call in the… Read the rest

]]> http://www.jonathantodd.net/clive-crook-also-says-get-a-grip-obama/ HE in Cumbria Is it more striking that only barely a quarter of News and Star readers think that university is “the passport to a better job” or that students at the University of Cumbria are expected to… Read the rest

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