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Michael

2009-09-28 14:07:43

Et tu Andrew, eh? I do think this blog is beggining to resemble Michael Palin's efforts in the famous sketch about the Dead Parrot. A half empty conference, a ballooning public debt - Labour is knackered. And I'm no Tory either - but I'll probably vote for them for the first time since 1992 next time round. Can't be any worse than this abject crew at the helm

Jane A

2009-09-28 11:31:59

I find it disgraceful that GB should be quizzed on his health status on tv. But you know, if he is or was, depressed, why shouldn't be take antidepressants to deal with that? Anyone with a health condition which can be remediated by medication has that option, and it is discrimatory to suggest that his judgment would be impaired simply because this is a (hyperthetical) question about mental health rather than physical health.

Frank Nelson

2009-09-28 10:06:59

The right will always fight dirtier than the left. Their is a nstiness in their DNA that is part of what makes them right-wing. I was hugely disappointed that Marr, for the sake of a cheap thrill for the benefit of his colleagues, stooped as low as he did

mustafa Mitib

2009-09-28 01:56:30

I though Gordon did really well. I do hope that Andrew Marr asks David Cameron questions that are just ask serious and difficult if not more. The leader of the opposition should get asked harder questions not easier ones, in order of him to try and prove that he is somehow capable of running the country and not just a random alternative to the Prime Minister.

You could see Gordon wasn't too comfortable with the issue surrounding his sight and i think that its unfair for people to bring up the issue and suggesting that he should step down over health issues. So what if he's blind in one eye or even both eyes, you can still do the job and i think he's done tremendously well to come this far and to do so much with sight in just one eye. Charles Clark is causing more harm then good to the Labour Party.

And by the way, it looks like you were right on Angela Merkel winning the German elections, lets hope that your prediction that labour will win a 4th term is correct as well.

guido.fawkes

2009-09-28 00:44:09

Remind me again who it was who first briefed that Gordon was "psychologically flawed"?

Chris Phillips

2009-09-28 00:25:20

Is this the same Alastair Campbell who once described Gordon Brown as "pyschologically flawed"?

Ironic, really, that this may be the one truth that Campbell's ever uttered.

startledcod

2009-09-27 21:55:07

Funny, i watched the whole interview and didn't se it the way you did.

More importantly - Come on you Spurs!

John

2009-09-27 19:46:44

"everyone has certain areas of their life that they'd prefer not to be asked about live on TV"

Astonishing stuff, Mr Campbell!

You should remind yourself that nobody has forced Brown to be PM (in fact, no-one has even VOTED for him, and I dare say the overwhelming majority of people would rather he found something else to do entirely).

There is a perfectly straightforward way for Brown to avoid his fitness for the job being open to question and to keep his health private.

But until he does vacate the position however, and while our young men continue to be sent overseas to die for a cause that no-one has explained to us at all, most sane people would prefer to have the small luxury of being able to check whether their PM is of sound mind.

Nick

2009-09-27 19:28:14

The problem with Marr's question was that Brown didn't answer it.

No one cares if Brown is partially sighted. It doesn't affect his work.

However, if he is on antidepressants, it does matter. If affects his behaviour.

Brown didn't answer the question, instead turning it to a question about his eyesight.

Ommission is a form of lying

Nick

Simon Gittins

2009-09-27 18:52:18

Why do you think there appears to be so much negativity in the press regarding this government ?
I'd suggest it's because they are reflecting public opinion. You really don't seem to get it do you ? the overwhelming majority have had enough of 12 years of incompetence, deceit, interference, broken promises and a refusal to listen.
Yet the Labour hierarchy is still refusing to listen, preferring to blame anyone and everyone for their current predicament.
You are so out of touch it really is quite astonishing. You may of gauged and correctly reflected the mood of the country 13 years ago, you sure as hell don't now.

RGA

2009-09-27 18:09:01

I am in two minds about the "health issues" issue, as it were - I think in some ways GB is in a strange position. After all, if he were in another position of significant public responsibility, such as being a pilot of a passenger jet, we would all expect him to be in tip-top condition all of the time, albeit that we would rely on the airline to conduct medicals, drug tests, etc so we were sure he was fit to fly. But here we are with no independent judge monitoring the Prime Minister's health, and some pretty serious claims going around not just the Westminster village and the Internet - as if that would somehow make them less serious, even if more obscure - but leaking into the public prints and the public consciousness.

It is right for journalists to ask questions, and sometimes awkward questions, on the public's behalf - in a way, Andrew Marr may have done GB a great favour in at least airing the thing and letting the PM stamp on the rumours.

On the other hand, it did seem rather awkward and squirm-making. I felt embarrassed for both men - both interviewer and interviewee - during the "medical" Q&A, and that, I suppose, betrays the fact that part of me disapproves.

Alan Quinn

2009-09-27 17:07:08

I've just watched the interview with Gordon again and he performed well, he answered all the questios directly but Marr's question re GB's health was gutter journalism. I wait with baited breath whether or not Cameron will get the same treatment or whether the BBC will continue its love in with Dave and Gorgeous George.

Charlie Reynolds

2009-09-27 16:55:05

Isn't Mrs Marr - Jackie Ashley? Wasn't this just a set up opportunity for the prime minister to rebut these points which are being printed in papers as well as on the internet. I think these sort of attacks on Gordon Brown will help him more than harm him. Every time I hear an interview with George Osborne he is treated with no respect whatsoever. The net result has been that I have listened to him intently and found myself liking him more for it. The more Gordon comes under atack in interviews the better for him I reckon.

It's when Gordon starts talking about the economy that he starts to seem less sincere. We are not stupid. We know the debt level is high and going to get worse. We also know that he is going to cut spending and that any new government will have to do so.

We also remember he got rid of the 10p rate of tax in his last budget making many of us who are struggling to pay our bills worse off, while those on higher incomes were better off! I DO NOT BELIEVE that Gordon Brown REALLY cares about people on low incomes. The evidence is there for all to see. Not theory or principle but what he actually did.

Why did he not save more during the time when tax receipts were higher? I am very worried about the future of this country. The net result of this government's financial incompetence will ensure our standards of living fall and that so many people at the poorer end of our society will suffer. I will not be blaming David Cameron. It will be Gordon Brown and Labour who I blame for this. I am even starting to reappraise what Thatcher did in the early 80s (Jeez!). She was left a dire set of economic circumstances too. The idea that it can just be left and all will be ok in the end does not add up. The consequences of not dealing with the debt are far worse than the consequences of dealing with it asap. That is the sad reality.

Brown is not being attacked because of who he is but because of what he has done. His colleagues have given up defending the indefensible. He needs to cut the crap in his conference speech and let's see a more genuine and humble man.

Em

2009-09-27 14:40:01

The media are getting their ideas from Doctor Who!

In an episode, David Tennant wants a contemporary British PM to fall so he asks one of PM's aides why the PM looks so tired. The idea is that the mere intimation that her health is at issue will inevitably end her career.

How long can the media go?

Andy

2009-09-27 14:26:28

I thought Andrew Marr was a total disgrace this morning. To ask someone, based on internet rumours about their private medical details is truely shameful. He wouldn't dare ask about the various internet rumours surrounding David Cameron & George Osborne.So why does he think it's OK to ask Gordon Brown?

Jane

2009-09-27 13:54:08

I thought it was inappropriate and offensive to ask the PM a question about drugs. I was aware of the rumours on various blogs alleging he was suffering from OCD and Severe Depression and prescribed (MAOI) anti depressants.

I do not warm to GB nor his close associates Ed Balls etc but feel that GB's health is personal to him. I do wonder why the question was asked. I can only assume that Andrew Marr feels the need to prove to many of his journalist colleagues that he does not give senior politicians an easy ride on his show. Andrew comes in for a lot of criticism in this regard.

I hate listening to the PM relating the events he has overcome in his life as somehow being important in giving him strength now. None of us come through life without personal scars and we are all shaped by past events. GB is no different and I somehow think this is a strategy developed by his aides to improve his image and make him more human. He is always excellent when talking about the economy as it is his field of expertise.

I do not watch political programmes live. I read the transcript of Anrew Marr's programme and then watch it on my computer if I am interested.

By the way, I quite like David Cameron - he seems to be in touch with the mood of the country and he does answer questions. Yes he is media friendly - so was my hero TB. Like one of his professors at university - I consider him to have many skills not just PR. He would never get my vote but sadly those of my friends who voted for TB will be voting for DC at the next election. It seems GB has lost their votes........

Sarah Plunkett

2009-09-27 13:52:34

Great blog to the AM show interview with GB. Totally agree with all the points made. I'm another one who getting totally fed-up with the media's self-interest and now asking the questions which demand answers which will ultimately help the wider public. Health questions on this morning's show were definately a low point and GB dealt with them. Lets hope Dave gets the same treatment next week.

His Eminence

2009-09-27 13:39:06

When Marr and his wife have both given up on Brown - you know the games up.

Huw Spanner

2009-09-27 13:23:49

When we interviewed Andrew Marr for Third Way magazine many years ago, he wrote afterwards to thank us for our "meticulous fairness". I've always admired him, and will be very disappointed if he doesn't show the same meticulous fairness in his treatment of Cameron as against Brown.

The longer I spend on the margins of the British media, the more I think they stink. I expect better of someone such as Marr, but maybe I am being naive.

However, I am puzzled and horrified that after all these years the fortunes of the Labour government seem to depend so much on one man. Tony Blair was always surrounded by a lot of heavy hitters, both politicians and advisers. Why is Gordon so isolated? Is it his fault, or a lack of talent in the party? Either way, it is a serious weakness, and a major factor in what is going on.

The real test of politicians, it seems to me - of whether they are in it for themselves or for the public good - is whether they persevere even when things look hopeless. When I hear that many Labour MPs and ministers are getting defeatist and thinking about what they are going to do when they have lost the next election, it makes me angry. For them it might be just a change of career, but it is us who are going to have to live under the bloody Tories if they get back in! It's our future Labour politicians should be concerned about and fighting for, not their own. I think Gordon's heart is in the right place in that respect - and I note that John Prescott's is, too. Good for them - and you, Alastair.

olli issakainen

2009-09-27 13:01:53

What´s going on? After a nice morning walk I started my Sunday routine of printing Labour-related articles from the websites of British quality newspapers and at the same time watching Sunday Live on Sky News. Labour `has lost will to live´ (AD) - `I will work for Tories´ (PM) - etc.
Well, it was suggested on Sky that Chancellor´s comments were not to be seen as an attack on GB but as a part of some sort of an orchestrated operation.
Unfortunately Andrew Marr´s tv show is not anymore available on iPlayer for Finnish audience, but I saw a clip of it on Sky. GB´s response concerning set-backs was great.

Catriona Smith

2009-09-27 12:50:24

The media are setting the agenda in this country, of that there is no doubt.
How would it be if the PM stopped giving interviews at all and just got on with the job? I mean, right to the election. No GMTV, no Andrew Marr etc etc. No more sooking up to these sneering folk who have made up their minds already.
He shouldn't have to be hassling with this negative rubbish every single day, when he has the country to run. His Cabinet (where are they?) should be on the front line, finding out the Tories plans for each Govt Dept and going for then all guns blazing, putting them on the spot! Then nearer the election GB could take part in a public debate with the main parties.

Brian Hughes

2009-09-27 12:42:37

I'm just coming to the end of the second of Dominic Sandbrook's entertaining books about the history of Britain in the 1960s. Highly recommended even though remembering "history" so vividly oneself is another sign of time's relentless passage.

Anyway he reminds us that in the run up to the 1970 election the clever souls in the media had written off the uncharismatic Heath as a certain looser. Even before the polls opened, one smart Sunday columnist had apparently already filed their piece explaining why he'd failed.

But he didn't fail; that was the year a man had to come onto the BBC's live election night set to paint some extra segments onto the Tory side of their "swingometer" (ah what laughably low-tech days those now seem!).

It ain't over 'til it's over....

Bob Wiggin

2009-09-27 12:38:10

While I was impressed with Gordon Brown's performance on the Andrew Marr show this morning I was disappointed that Andrew Marr didn't take him to task on his plan to include in primary legislation the exemption of the monarchy from the public interest test of the Freedom of Information Act. If Gordon Brown is serious about public institutions being accountable then why not the monarchy?
The exemption of monarchy from FOI is profoundly undemocratic. It goes way beyond the private (secret) discussions between PM and head of state and is to include the entire royal household on all sorts of matters. It won't be long before the exemption is absolute. You can not protect the impartiality of a public office through secrecy. Secrecy only allows partiality to be practiced away from public scrutiny. Impartiality, if constitutionally required, must be proven and seen to be done. I'm not suggesting that all government business should be done in the open, but let’s take for example the weekly meetings between Gordon Brown and the Queen. These are not minuted and no-one but Gordon Brown and the Queen are present. Gordon Brown cannot do this with anyone else, meetings must be minuted and recorded. While there should be a degree of confidentiality, there is no reason why we cannot know what issues were discussed. And if there is reason to believe serious matters of state were influenced by those discussions then there must be a public interest test that could potentially allow the release of the minutes of those meetings. If it is in the public interest for the Queen to be impartial, then it is in the public interest for us to make sure that she is. The exemption also covers Charles and his charities. Charles is constitutionally bound to be impartial, yet he persistently fails on that score. Unfortunately Gordon Brown appears to believe that it is not in the public interest to reveal the extent of Charles' political lobbying as it would undermine his impartiality.

Zelo Street

2009-09-27 12:37:50

Certainly past interviewers would never have challenged Harold Wilson on his fondness for brandy, nor Margaret Thatcher on hers for whisky, but we live in a gradually less deferential media world.

I have no problem with Andy Marr asking the questions he did, provided he takes an even handed approach, and therefore have every confidence that he will put Young Dave on the spot next weekend as to whether he still has a friend called Charlie.

Pall Mall

2009-09-27 12:29:39

He will need more than a bit of fight to get back from where he is

Charlie MArsh

2009-09-27 12:29:02

I have never understood why, when 'don;'t believe everything you read in the papers' is one of life's best known sayings, the TV and radio spent so much time talking about what's in them. I don't watch MArr for that reason, I got fed up of all the paper talk. I will watch the interview on iplayer

Helene Pearson

2009-09-27 12:27:04

I only saw second half of interview and thought Brown did ok. I was really surprised at Andrew Marr asking about rumours on his health as I was unaware of the rumours, so in a way all he was doing was spreading rumours. But I was quite moved by the answer.

Patsy Kay

2009-09-27 12:25:19

So agree about the way journalists talk to each other. Like a big club where everyone is clever and knows everything and never gets challenged on what they say. It is an abuse of power every bit on a par with the trade unions in the past.

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2009-09-27 11:55:54

Gordon Brown did well on the Andrew Marr programme this morning, in difficult circumstances. He was at his best when showing the kind of fighting spirit that Labour supporters hope will define the week ahead.

He had something serious and substantial to say about government action to deal with the banking bonus culture. He was strong when reminding people of the role he played in stabilising the world economy amid the shocks of a year ago, and let us hope Marr asks a few serious questions of Dave next week, how his laissez-faire approach to the financial crisis might have played out, and when the gaps in his policy platform may start to be filled. Alas, with the media as it currently is, I fear I hope in vain. Brown a loser, Dave a winner, it sets the context for virtually all political coverage these days.

But Gordon was able to link the personal strengths he had shown in overcoming setbacks in his private life to the political strengths he has shown in dealing with difficult challenges. Even his biggest detractors would be hard pressed to say this was a man without an agenda, and a determination to see it through. He was good too when showing he was not prepared to let myths settle, for example about the level of UK debt relative to other major economies.

I saw a wonderful email recently on what John Cleese called 'the vulgarization of the BBC', (story too long and complicated to explain here) and it was sad to see Marr, perhaps with an eye to a few Monday morning cuttings, feel that he had to raise blogosphere rumours about Gordon going blind, or being on heavy medication of some sort.

I know it will give him the passing satisfaction of pats on the back from journos whose backs he pats when they come on to do their 'excellent, as ever' reviews of the papers. But it was low stuff. I'm sure Andrew would agree that everyone has certain areas of their life that they'd prefer not to be asked about live on TV.

I don't know what the viewing figures for his programme are, but far more people will read about it and hear about it from others than see the whole thing. Which is a pity. Because from GB's perspective, even with the unpleasantness at the end, it was fine. But by the time the rest of the media have finished with it, it will doubtless be a messy mix of sweat, polls, medical myths, Tongan illegal immigrants and a re-run of anything in the Sundays deemed bad for Labour.

However, if everyone shows that determination to fight back against the negativity, fight back against the media's self-serving assumptions about where public opinion lies, and fight to get over the reality of the choice with the Tories, it could still be a decent few days.

 

 

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Publish date: 2010-03-30 10:44:34

A chance to design Labour's next poster

Publish date: 2010-03-29 09:47:29

Right pledges, at the right time

Publish date: 2010-03-27 11:32:06

Can't wait to hear what George's tax wheeze is

Publish date: 2010-03-26 14:55:00

Darling credible, Mandy exciting, Tories panicking over ads

Publish date: 2010-03-25 11:21:25

Today is all about credibility

Publish date: 2010-03-24 09:38:11

Obama's win good news for politics everywhere

Publish date: 2010-03-23 10:11:13

I take my hat off to a genius briefer

Publish date: 2010-03-22 17:21:23

With Hague disabled, Labour team v Tory team even more important

Publish date: 2010-03-19 11:43:25

Tory lack of clarity gets candidates jittering

Publish date: 2010-03-18 10:12:25

Is Kate Winslet's split more important than Michael Foot's funeral?

Publish date: 2010-03-17 11:38:52

Why Sir Trevor did no favours for Cameron

Publish date: 2010-03-16 10:57:18

Support the Street Kids World Cup

Publish date: 2010-03-15 11:25:17

Bumping into Peter M on the fundraising campaign trail

Publish date: 2010-03-14 00:27:35

Adonis shows the way on transport, and debates

Publish date: 2010-03-12 12:22:05

The record needs a better hearing - Labour and Tory

Publish date: 2010-03-11 08:50:51

What happened to the detoxification of the Tory brand?

Publish date: 2010-03-06 12:00:38

Support, activism and hope returning to Labour

Publish date: 2010-03-05 09:46:34

Happy Birthday Lord Ashcroft HB2U

Publish date: 2010-03-04 10:59:48

Michael Foot ... above all else a lovely man

Publish date: 2010-03-03 14:22:46

Elvis support for Labour lifts the mood further

Publish date: 2010-03-03 10:16:30

Hoovergate - the rebuttal amid hope of Labour win

Publish date: 2010-03-02 13:00:35

At least Britney knows what she is singing about

Publish date: 2010-03-01 10:57:28

News blackout on Olympian success story

Publish date: 2010-02-28 14:52:49

Kseniya Simonova's got talent

Publish date: 2010-02-27 21:14:58

Debate expectations in a good place for GB and Clegg

Publish date: 2010-02-26 10:21:53

We all agree - Carlisle is cleverer than DC

Publish date: 2010-02-25 11:59:11

On News International phone-hacking and Cameron

Publish date: 2010-02-24 09:40:08

GB, temper or not, a better leader for Britain than DC

Publish date: 2010-02-23 10:24:48

Cameron inquiry call says more about him than GB

Publish date: 2010-02-22 15:15:59

Some great stuff in The Observer today

Publish date: 2010-02-21 11:00:46

Game definitely on. If polls narrow more, Tory jitters set in

Publish date: 2010-02-20 14:35:40

Cameron so right about pigs in pokes

Publish date: 2010-02-19 09:12:50

How twitter is changing balance of power in film indsutry

Publish date: 2010-02-18 12:00:19

Thanks for the thanks. Is online shopping not always like this?

Publish date: 2010-02-17 10:44:30

There'll be another New Big Idea along in a moment

Publish date: 2010-02-16 09:53:22

People may listen more to the political GB having heard the personal GB

Publish date: 2010-02-15 13:11:57

Happy Valentine's Day. My present to you is Jacques Brel

Publish date: 2010-02-14 12:06:54

A celeb fest in my weekend of culture

Publish date: 2010-02-13 10:38:58

Alan Johnson right to stand up for security services

Publish date: 2010-02-12 14:27:56

Time to turn up volume on sport schools revolution

Publish date: 2010-02-11 10:17:54

Let's give Cameron a Doris Day moment over Ashcroft

Publish date: 2010-02-10 10:29:05

Time for Maya's voice to be heard amid the non-tears

Publish date: 2010-02-09 09:04:22

Marr needs to explain his 'sexed up' question re casualties

Publish date: 2010-02-08 13:55:36

On GB's tears with Piers, and my emotional moment with Marr

Publish date: 2010-02-07 16:04:56

On NI, Tory fears of Labour spinsters, and headbands in sport

Publish date: 2010-02-06 10:00:25

Daily Mail tells truth shock horror

Publish date: 2010-02-05 08:54:36

Welcome to the virtual Maya launch party

Publish date: 2010-02-04 10:38:44

Public ahead of press on the mess that is Cameron

Publish date: 2010-02-03 13:52:26

Cameron winning on media support but losing on leadership

Publish date: 2010-02-02 10:47:50

Buy The Blair Years and raise cash for Labour

Publish date: 2010-02-01 09:00:00

A lesson in campaign mindset from young Labour students

Publish date: 2010-01-31 13:14:19

Media tweets show the real agenda

Publish date: 2010-01-29 21:18:59

TB made a judgement, and is defending it well

Publish date: 2010-01-29 14:04:38

On inequality, special advisers, Ireland, and TB/Iraq

Publish date: 2010-01-28 13:45:08

Message machine Mandelson on form today

Publish date: 2010-01-27 12:15:42

Only one place to be tonight

Publish date: 2010-01-26 09:20:26

Cameron and tweeting ought to be natural fit

Publish date: 2010-01-25 11:55:58

Big bucks campaigning not what it's cracked out to be

Publish date: 2010-01-24 10:28:57

A life in unemployment statistics

Publish date: 2010-01-22 09:39:21

Learning the wrong Iraq lessons for Afghan war

Publish date: 2010-01-21 10:24:46

Denis MacShane MP on the rewriting of history re Iraq war

Publish date: 2010-01-20 10:44:07

Darling v Gove, Osborne and help the rich squad is No Contest

Publish date: 2010-01-19 10:12:27

Dacre's Downfall

Publish date: 2010-01-18 03:30:21

Rebutting the good and the bad, and support from football fans

Publish date: 2010-01-17 12:45:38

Mandela is a great man, Invictus a great film

Publish date: 2010-01-16 08:54:48

Is Paul Dacre hiding a guilty secret that explains his deranged paper?

Publish date: 2010-01-15 09:56:24

What's the real fight to be had?

Publish date: 2010-01-14 10:20:20

On Owen Coyle and Brian Laws

Publish date: 2010-01-13 18:27:58

Thanks to friend and foe alike for helping yesterday go by

Publish date: 2010-01-13 08:49:25

So far so good in campaign to remove discriminatory law

Publish date: 2010-01-11 09:48:15

Thanks to Will Hutton for talking sense on 'class war'

Publish date: 2010-01-10 12:56:48

In defence of airbrushed posters

Publish date: 2010-01-09 16:45:29

Fire is always best turned on the Tories

Publish date: 2010-01-07 15:41:19

On Hoon-Hewitt and John Prescott

Publish date: 2010-01-07 00:55:10

Sad and baffled to see Coyle go

Publish date: 2010-01-05 16:26:05

Cameron's wobble the product of his team saying what their audiences want to hear

Publish date: 2010-01-05 10:50:58

New Tory slogan - if you've got the cash, splash it on crap ads

Publish date: 2010-01-02 12:11:18

And the musicians of the decade were ... The Beatles and The King

Publish date: 2009-12-31 18:52:25

Prepare for avalanche of Ashcroft posters for Tories

Publish date: 2009-12-30 15:06:06

Here's Good Luck to you, Mrs Robinson

Publish date: 2009-12-29 12:22:42

One man's White Christmas joy is another's football disaster

Publish date: 2009-12-24 13:36:05

My favourite fact of the day - a French decimal time system

Publish date: 2009-12-23 16:48:00

A few crisis management tips for Eurostar

Publish date: 2009-12-22 11:49:35

Do we need same approach to booze as smoking?

Publish date: 2009-12-19 09:13:28

Prepare for tears, tantrums and an imperfect but miraculous Copenhagen conclusion

Publish date: 2009-12-18 10:23:03

London 2012 and Copenhagen today ... different approaches to tight deadlines

Publish date: 2009-12-16 11:13:21

Tiger cut off at the knees. I bet he'll be back

Publish date: 2009-12-14 11:03:17

Cameron Shameron on the need for new laws to clarify Ashcroft tax status

Publish date: 2009-12-13 17:06:56

When poor mental health creates great art ...

Publish date: 2009-12-12 15:21:13

Giggs gets my Sports Personality vote, but I'll miss the big moment

Publish date: 2009-12-11 13:56:15

Tough day for Labour, but tough questions for Tories too

Publish date: 2009-12-10 10:03:13

Alistair Darling's quiet authority key part of recovery.

Publish date: 2009-12-09 11:03:25

Clegg risks squeeze as election nears

Publish date: 2009-12-08 15:30:58

Copenhagen really matters. Guardian front page sets scene well

Publish date: 2009-12-07 10:26:33

Four years on, what do we think of Cameron's leadership?

Publish date: 2009-12-06 13:55:17

Boris and Waddles, an everyday tale of Tory croneyism

Publish date: 2009-12-05 09:53:35

The Speaker's wife is a credit to him, and spot on about Cameron's Toryism

Publish date: 2009-12-04 10:52:37

PMQs win for GB was a direct result of Cameron's strategic failure

Publish date: 2009-12-03 08:21:10

Cameron's conkers add to his problem with serious opinion

Publish date: 2009-12-02 10:59:45

Sarko at risk of riling Obama and GB. Cameron on conkers

Publish date: 2009-12-01 10:29:48

The life and death of the man who made the link between exercise and health

Publish date: 2009-11-28 11:37:29

Even top Tories think Dave and Co can't do piss up in a brewery

Publish date: 2009-11-27 20:51:29

Well done BBC Inside Sport. Shame on media for news blackout on Coulson bullying case

Publish date: 2009-11-26 13:59:57

Well done BBC in Mental Health Media awards. Looking forward to Inside Sport on depression tonight

Publish date: 2009-11-25 10:26:22

BBC main bulletin blackout on leaders' speeches bizarre

Publish date: 2009-11-24 10:17:48

Business right to be worried about Tory axe on RDAs

Publish date: 2009-11-23 10:17:12

Why should Brown and Cameron apologise for being seen to pay tribute to the war dead?

Publish date: 2009-11-22 11:12:38

Beware climate change denial dressed up as 'commonsense'

Publish date: 2009-11-21 12:54:27

Something for the weekend - a long lazy blog lifted from interviews

Publish date: 2009-11-20 12:35:23

If France and FIFA won't act on Thierry Henry, let's have a boycott of Gillette razors

Publish date: 2009-11-19 10:09:00

Never in the history of human taxation has so much been promised from so many to so few

Publish date: 2009-11-18 18:32:39

Tories far from 'effete and unfamiliar' when it comes to twisted tax priorities

Publish date: 2009-11-18 09:52:12

Two very different stories of depression

Publish date: 2009-11-17 17:17:11

Congrats to Ellie on PPB campaign, and Willy Hague on getting van Rompuy

Publish date: 2009-11-17 11:40:14

Private schools worse than State schools - unless it's drugs you're after. Discuss

Publish date: 2009-11-16 12:10:25

Fiona Millar 5 Toby Young 0

Publish date: 2009-11-15 13:18:38

Where we fight we win

Publish date: 2009-11-13 11:22:00

Good luck to Number 10 on 'lobby' review. And a big NO to the other PR

Publish date: 2009-11-12 14:39:11

Robert Enke RIP. May his death increase understanding of depression

Publish date: 2009-11-11 17:59:53

On the exploitation of grief to get Gordon

Publish date: 2009-11-11 08:59:01

Why Tories are not home and dry, and wrong to call GB callous

Publish date: 2009-11-10 13:00:20

Labour needs more of the winning mentality

Publish date: 2009-11-09 10:30:44

The scandal of friendship and the shame of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Publish date: 2009-11-07 10:53:53

US clarity of strategy required for full explanation on Afghanistan

Publish date: 2009-11-06 10:31:48

Just because he is French doesn't mean he's wrong

Publish date: 2009-11-05 10:58:46

Congratulations to David Cameron and Trevor Kavanagh

Publish date: 2009-11-04 10:34:36

Is there a Sun blackout on Cameron's dumping of 'cast iron guarantee' on Europe?

Publish date: 2009-11-03 20:37:04

Johnson seems to get it on immigration. Right on advisors advising too

Publish date: 2009-11-03 11:58:59

Public opinion on climate change - the public might be the problem

Publish date: 2009-11-02 11:37:23

In praise of Stephen Fry, who should tweet or not as he sees fit

Publish date: 2009-11-01 09:29:34

John Sergeant spot on re TB. TB's Olympics legacy. Liam Gallagher's generosity

Publish date: 2009-10-30 11:50:44

Conservative contortions on Europe and Blair

Publish date: 2009-10-29 11:44:12

Two-jobs Osborne suffering credibility deficit

Publish date: 2009-10-28 09:14:22

Canaries win AC spin award with dark nights productivity survey

Publish date: 2009-10-27 09:41:48

Blair - dead big in Japan!

Publish date: 2009-10-26 17:21:17

No complacency, variants on a theme

Publish date: 2009-10-24 09:48:46

Griffin may have been dreadful, but there can be no complacency

Publish date: 2009-10-23 11:57:29

Margaret Hodge MP on how to fight the BNP

Publish date: 2009-10-22 16:48:39

Thanks to Charlie Falconer and Dominic Grieve - yes, I know he is a Tory

Publish date: 2009-10-21 17:24:18

On Biscuitgate, barmy Tory policy, and BNP v Generals

Publish date: 2009-10-21 10:36:15

More on Obergruppenfuhrer Dacre, Biscuitgate and Bullingdon Conservatism

Publish date: 2009-10-20 12:16:37

Biscuitgate and Susan Boyle, no win territory for GB

Publish date: 2009-10-19 12:31:00

Hating the Mail - a mindset worth having

Publish date: 2009-10-17 11:28:12

A line by line guide to the Mail statement on Gately article outrage

Publish date: 2009-10-16 19:12:36

Hit the Mail where it hurts

Publish date: 2009-10-16 16:36:02

Talking Cameron and Obama with US Democrats. Progressive Convervatism? No, he can't

Publish date: 2009-10-16 10:02:40

Inspired by kids' green passion

Publish date: 2009-10-14 18:24:13

Good news on leukaemia, good news on student activism

Publish date: 2009-10-13 08:24:21

Musings from Bertie Ahern, and how I won the Nobel prize for literature

Publish date: 2009-10-12 09:26:18

Continuing double standards in the media

Publish date: 2009-10-11 11:36:21

The best policies in Cameron's speech were those of Labour Big Government

Publish date: 2009-10-08 17:07:40

Tongues slipping all over the place

Publish date: 2009-10-08 09:00:07

Cameron confuses strategy and tactics and puts Union at risk

Publish date: 2009-10-07 10:29:26

Osborne inspires apathy at BBC Leeds

Publish date: 2009-10-06 16:01:59

Let's see more of the Tory candidates please

Publish date: 2009-10-06 09:23:11

Labour needs to fight on record to stop Tory vandalism

Publish date: 2009-10-05 14:28:40

VacuDave goes all peevish at difficult questions. Bring on the debates

Publish date: 2009-10-04 23:33:52

Lots of joking around in Jersey, though nothing as hysterical as Dave's Europe position

Publish date: 2009-10-03 10:31:22

On The Sun, Obama in Copenhagen and Alistair McGowan on the loo

Publish date: 2009-10-01 10:59:49

Sun switches ain't wot they used to be

Publish date: 2009-09-30 10:17:14

Darling and Mandelson show what I mean by authenticity

Publish date: 2009-09-28 16:28:18

Media's love for Cameron should be turned into a weakness

Publish date: 2009-09-26 10:30:03

Time for ministers to stand up and fight

Publish date: 2009-09-25 09:40:26

Today's media double standards watch

Publish date: 2009-09-24 09:29:45

Breaking News - GB wins award, Lib Dems face all ways

Publish date: 2009-09-23 09:43:49

Why authenticity is the key to comms, and why Merkel will win

Publish date: 2009-09-22 08:29:13

Why I love NHS walk-in centres

Publish date: 2009-09-21 12:13:03

Here goes with the smoked Salmond

Publish date: 2009-09-20 10:40:21

Breaking News - Cameron's vacuousness an impersonator's nightmare

Publish date: 2009-09-19 11:06:09

Cameron has an army of spin doctors - aka journalists

Publish date: 2009-09-18 10:07:06

On Scottish independence, Cameron's short-termism, and Jimmy Carter being right

Publish date: 2009-09-17 09:56:56

Is Cameron Alex Salmond's Trojan Horse?

Publish date: 2009-09-15 10:13:42

On the TUC, Roy of the Rovers and Anna Wintour

Publish date: 2009-09-14 11:04:46

Memo to Apple boss Steve Jobs

Publish date: 2009-09-13 17:36:31

A day in the life of a (crap) City trader

Publish date: 2009-09-11 17:52:25

Defend record with pride, attack Tories with gusto

Publish date: 2009-09-10 11:06:36

Cameron's Conservatism beyond parody

Publish date: 2009-09-09 10:38:00

On transforned cities, and tales of Princess Di and Laura Bush

Publish date: 2009-09-08 09:45:54

Labour should put minister up against Griffin on Question Time

Publish date: 2009-09-06 12:39:56

School speech the latest source of right-wing frothing at Obama

Publish date: 2009-09-05 08:23:02

More horse's mouth, less Beeb blah please

Publish date: 2009-09-04 22:49:20

Real respect for sport can be Olympic legacy

Publish date: 2009-09-04 09:27:34

First ladies watch out for Japanese bombshell

Publish date: 2009-09-03 10:47:19

TV debate - good idea in theory, but ...

Publish date: 2009-09-02 15:37:43

'No worries' - the new response to thanks

Publish date: 2009-09-01 12:25:19

Tremors of Japanese political earthquake will be felt far and wide

Publish date: 2009-08-30 15:50:54

Pressure on Ed Miliband can help get a climate change deal

Publish date: 2009-08-28 13:39:08

Why Tories and media cannot stomach GCSE success story

Publish date: 2009-08-27 16:03:34

Exposing the absurdity of Chris Grayling

Publish date: 2009-08-26 13:20:19

Joy and beauty and a night of magic

Publish date: 2009-08-20 10:55:11

Twitter NHS backlash good for Obama

Publish date: 2009-08-14 15:44:49

A lifetime's ambition fulfilled

Publish date: 2009-08-08 16:59:02

Breaking the blog-a-day spell as warm up to holiday

Publish date: 2009-07-20 17:44:49

No hiding place from Twitter, me on the bike, JP in DC

Publish date: 2009-07-17 18:17:09

At last - something Obama cannot do well

Publish date: 2009-07-16 10:05:47

Will MPs take the lead in the debate on euthanasia?

Publish date: 2009-07-15 12:30:01

Berlin brothel leads the way to a greener world

Publish date: 2009-07-14 10:57:25

A time for GB to explain the whole picture

Publish date: 2009-07-13 12:37:54

All hail Monty, Jimmy and Collie!

Publish date: 2009-07-12 20:06:36

First triathlon of the summer for me, education award for Fiona

Publish date: 2009-07-12 09:43:06

Of Burnley's friendly and Obama's wandering eye

Publish date: 2009-07-11 12:38:52

Two great early morning moments

Publish date: 2009-07-10 10:27:07

Cameron had better be sure he's right

Publish date: 2009-07-09 11:06:22

Guardian scoop has big questions for press, cops and Cameron

Publish date: 2009-07-08 20:40:54

Divisive legend: Lance Armstrong

Publish date: 2009-07-07 10:38:23

First hug a hoodie, now grab a gay

Publish date: 2009-07-06 12:57:09

Mail on Scumday's wonderful account of Lansley's kipperdom

Publish date: 2009-07-05 13:14:51

Ecclestone undermines his own success with alarming views on Hitler

Publish date: 2009-07-04 14:04:04

When the conmen move more quickly than the council

Publish date: 2009-07-03 10:19:52

Andrew Lansley done up like a kipper

Publish date: 2009-07-02 10:10:52

A day spent interviewing footballers, then being interviewed by a transvestite comedian

Publish date: 2009-07-01 14:47:40

When the power of black eyes fades

Publish date: 2009-06-30 09:24:59

Farewell to Henry Hodge

Publish date: 2009-06-29 20:41:12

Honouring the power of sport to do good

Publish date: 2009-06-29 14:49:42

Andy Murray is a winner. Is that why some Brits don't like him?

Publish date: 2009-06-28 09:19:20

New Parliament will look very different. The younger the better

Publish date: 2009-06-27 17:34:26

Two nice surprises, sad end to day

Publish date: 2009-06-26 09:16:33

Apology from the Spectator on Iraq boosts Henry Hodge fund

Publish date: 2009-06-25 19:57:26

Thanks to Mr Harper on mental health, rebuttal of Mr Hague on Iraq

Publish date: 2009-06-24 23:47:54

Glad to find Eric Cantona in a quiet cinema ...

Publish date: 2009-06-24 00:46:23

By Dave's friends shall we know him?

Publish date: 2009-06-23 11:30:20

The Speaker has to balance tradition and change - but defend Parliament

Publish date: 2009-06-22 11:58:44

Less a blog than an apology for not having done one

Publish date: 2009-06-21 20:07:43

The day Lions skipper Paul O'Connell took my trousers down

Publish date: 2009-06-20 11:48:28

On the Iraq inquiry, Independent article wrong

Publish date: 2009-06-19 20:28:24

Thank you to three readers, now please get involved

Publish date: 2009-06-19 09:13:35

A tribute to a lovely man

Publish date: 2009-06-18 17:19:40

Bad times in Belfast, great day for Burnley, odd statement from Ed Balls

Publish date: 2009-06-18 10:04:47

A plea for five-figure cyber-donations

Publish date: 2009-06-17 07:40:42

On two inquiries

Publish date: 2009-06-16 08:57:39

From India to Iran to Labour wit

Publish date: 2009-06-15 10:13:17

Memories of Princess Diana

Publish date: 2009-06-14 09:54:55

A House Divided?

Publish date: 2009-06-13 02:53:47

A humbling NHS experience, a media row and a good GB speech

Publish date: 2009-06-12 10:48:46

Psychiatrists heading for relegation in 'disease prestige' league table

Publish date: 2009-06-11 10:25:35

The shrinks await

Publish date: 2009-06-10 09:44:16

As Obama fights for healthcare, let's celebrate the record here

Publish date: 2009-06-09 12:52:55

Anger at BNP seats must be turned into activism

Publish date: 2009-06-08 14:11:10

Can today be as frenzied as Friday?

Publish date: 2009-06-07 10:31:04

Take heart from a win in Lambeth

Publish date: 2009-06-06 18:46:40

JP is right there was no proper campaign but Tories still weak

Publish date: 2009-06-05 13:47:20

Do we care more about the NHS or moats?

Publish date: 2009-06-04 00:21:23

Guardian of social justice or attention-seeker?

Publish date: 2009-06-03 10:19:33

Who says Britain can't deliver the best?

Publish date: 2009-06-02 08:08:38

Mainstream has a duty to vote against BNP

Publish date: 2009-06-01 11:03:29

Let Diversity inspire a vote against the hate-filled BNP

Publish date: 2009-05-31 12:24:20

White House whack at UK media well-timed but sure to be ignored

Publish date: 2009-05-30 13:41:00

Elvis has a plan to make MPs King again

Publish date: 2009-05-29 12:09:44

At least there's a campaign on in Italy

Publish date: 2009-05-28 09:04:32

A blow to gay rights and a boost for Cameron's short-termism

Publish date: 2009-05-27 11:27:41

It's my blog and I'll be a big kid if I want to

Publish date: 2009-05-26 23:25:58

Highs feel better after so many lows

Publish date: 2009-05-26 10:13:12

Only one present counts

Publish date: 2009-05-25 11:05:46

Contrast Cheney and Bush

Publish date: 2009-05-24 12:11:45

Sex (or at least the female form) obsessed Britain

Publish date: 2009-05-23 20:49:57

Sport at both ends of the financial spectrum

Publish date: 2009-05-23 09:57:23

Stronger together - whether Scotland or expenses

Publish date: 2009-05-22 10:22:36

Back to Number 10, familiar faces, familiar arguments

Publish date: 2009-05-21 10:14:34

Speaking up for Parliament

Publish date: 2009-05-20 11:44:17

Peace in the Middle East - yes he can

Publish date: 2009-05-19 09:37:35

Breaking news - one frenzy at a time

Publish date: 2009-05-18 10:34:30

Getting a good look at Vince Cable

Publish date: 2009-05-17 09:36:55

How do you solve a problem like Silvio?

Publish date: 2009-05-16 09:32:21

It was the internet wot won it

Publish date: 2009-05-15 10:04:57

There now follows ... a good whack at Cameron

Publish date: 2009-05-14 17:21:28

They got their kit off - so you get your cash out

Publish date: 2009-05-14 07:41:11

Expenses row must not obscure Tory intentions on minimum wage

Publish date: 2009-05-13 16:12:08

We love you Burnley, we do ... what a night

Publish date: 2009-05-13 02:37:17

A tweet cannot express the wonders of TGV

Publish date: 2009-05-12 08:48:31

It's Mind week - Get it off your Chest with me and Stephen Fry

Publish date: 2009-05-11 06:29:15

Hate the Mail, love Obama

Publish date: 2009-05-10 10:04:00

Burnley 1 Reading 0 - a biased report

Publish date: 2009-05-09 21:26:32

MPs expenses - time for party leaders to meet again

Publish date: 2009-05-09 09:50:19

Should happiness replace prosperity as national goal?

Publish date: 2009-05-08 08:43:23

Musings from a sleepless night

Publish date: 2009-05-07 07:33:49

Darren Fletcher - an injustice that has to be righted

Publish date: 2009-05-06 09:52:29

Maggie's legacy not as great as she thinks

Publish date: 2009-05-05 08:33:02

Here's hoping Cardiff is metaphor for Cameron

Publish date: 2009-05-04 09:38:30

More Mr Benn and Co please

Publish date: 2009-05-03 10:03:00

Going Fourth with JP

Publish date: 2009-05-02 18:25:41

Journalism - print first, think later

Publish date: 2009-05-02 09:10:01

In praise of two poets

Publish date: 2009-05-01 10:26:36

JP hits the road again

Publish date: 2009-04-29 18:52:11

My night with Eddie Izzard

Publish date: 2009-04-29 10:53:25

Explaining the 50p top tax rate

Publish date: 2009-04-28 09:22:53

George Best and Martin McGuinness

Publish date: 2009-04-27 09:02:35

Cameron confused over indepdendence and impartiality

Publish date: 2009-04-26 12:20:56

Guide ro Marathon running part 2

Publish date: 2009-04-25 11:01:34

Good signals on coal and the Olympics

Publish date: 2009-04-24 10:45:28

Tips for the London Marathon

Publish date: 2009-04-23 17:29:27

Missed the Budget, saw why it mattered

Publish date: 2009-04-22 23:09:31

Football good, politics bad. Allegedly

Publish date: 2009-04-22 00:00:24

The Great Wall gets greater

Publish date: 2009-04-21 09:55:22

Two sides to police story

Publish date: 2009-04-20 11:39:54

Budgets, Balls, billionaires and Susan Boyle

Publish date: 2009-04-19 12:31:45

Do muscles have memories?

Publish date: 2009-04-18 09:44:44

Bring back standing at football

Publish date: 2009-04-17 14:50:22

When Facebook friends fall out

Publish date: 2009-04-16 12:29:16

Guardian sightings and the email and bath plug agenda

Publish date: 2009-04-15 11:32:16

The spin is all in the prism

Publish date: 2009-04-14 09:22:41

A setback, not a crisis

Publish date: 2009-04-13 12:55:19

The real lessons from Damian McBride

Publish date: 2009-04-12 10:49:47

Will English always be the dominant language?

Publish date: 2009-04-11 10:02:02

On the pipes and what makes a Scot

Publish date: 2009-04-10 11:06:20

John Prescott lazy? NO WAY

Publish date: 2009-04-09 09:11:31

David Frost is seventy

Publish date: 2009-04-08 08:48:38

The Speaker, BBC2, tonight and tomorrow 8pm

Publish date: 2009-04-07 14:25:31

Obama, colds and being woken by Korean missiles

Publish date: 2009-04-06 11:59:24

When a call matters more than protocol

Publish date: 2009-04-05 11:33:42

Green Cities Champions League

Publish date: 2009-04-04 10:19:53

Could Cameron have delivered the G20 deal?

Publish date: 2009-04-03 10:11:59

Of Benn and Bono

Publish date: 2009-04-02 08:21:16

Memo to Sarko - allez vite a Londres

Publish date: 2009-04-01 08:46:17

Happy April Fool's Day

Publish date: 2009-04-01 01:44:05

Eurostar, Le Monde and a thought for the G20 sherpas

Publish date: 2009-03-31 09:17:22

Why Kevin Rudd made an impact

Publish date: 2009-03-30 10:24:41

Pre-G20 hype matters less than post-G20 process

Publish date: 2009-03-29 13:17:28

The Damned United

Publish date: 2009-03-28 10:37:04

A hobby horse, a plug and a bit of sport

Publish date: 2009-03-27 10:22:23

Cloughie - he had a lot to be big-headed about

Publish date: 2009-03-26 09:38:36

A sad sight of the old fearing the young

Publish date: 2009-03-25 17:03:07

Post-modern, post-structural, or bullshit?

Publish date: 2009-03-25 08:18:02

Learning the right lessons from Obama

Publish date: 2009-03-24 08:53:15

Lazy Dave needs to keep an eye on lazy Ken

Publish date: 2009-03-23 11:16:14

Farewell favourite restaurant, hello hometown

Publish date: 2009-03-22 08:18:09

Dave, Danny and have the Tories really changed?

Publish date: 2009-03-21 08:55:13

Life beyond Dover ...

Publish date: 2009-03-20 10:11:21

My friends in The New Statesman - Fergie, Fiona, Tony, Sarah, Kevin, 'Dacre,' and a great GB idea for the G20

Publish date: 2009-03-18 10:38:22

Iraq, Iran, GB, Obama and diplomatic chess

Publish date: 2009-03-17 10:07:13

The Age of Stupid

Publish date: 2009-03-16 08:27:13

Is all change good?

Publish date: 2009-03-15 10:00:06

The pressure of being a post-modern sex god

Publish date: 2009-03-14 10:00:55

Cameron still hasn't sealed the deal with business

Publish date: 2009-03-13 09:21:49

Stand up for social workers

Publish date: 2009-03-12 08:31:17

Surely Malcolm Tucker could have told Armando Ianucci ... You can't spin a spinner

Publish date: 2009-03-11 10:58:25

Start of a new approach from Labour?

Publish date: 2009-03-10 09:54:12

A peace process still strong

Publish date: 2009-03-09 08:21:05

Day of destiny for the real footballer of the year

Publish date: 2009-03-08 09:21:06

Private advice to Peggy Mitchell - the leaked note in full

Publish date: 2009-03-07 08:17:21

Boris, the Tories and the tummy-tickling poodle press

Publish date: 2009-03-06 09:49:37

A day in the life of the self-obsessed TV reporter

Publish date: 2009-03-05 07:55:47

GB - good speech, well delivered

Publish date: 2009-03-04 19:31:05

Notes on the environment, a role in EastEnders

Publish date: 2009-03-04 10:58:56

She may be my 'wife' but it is time to rebut!

Publish date: 2009-03-03 10:52:59

Some speeches matter more than others

Publish date: 2009-03-02 12:04:45

Mental health and the Carling Cup Final

Publish date: 2009-03-01 09:08:17

Inside the chocolate factory

Publish date: 2009-02-28 10:23:59

GB on the G20, JP on Jeremy Kyle

Publish date: 2009-02-27 09:14:36

Charity and the credit crunch, please give generously!

Publish date: 2009-02-26 08:55:12

Why oh why are the Tories not home and dry?

Publish date: 2009-02-24 09:44:59

Me, Dermot and ten top songs

Publish date: 2009-02-23 10:02:19

Names round-up

Publish date: 2009-02-22 08:43:39

What's in a name?

Publish date: 2009-02-21 09:58:14

Editing the New Statesman

Publish date: 2009-02-20 11:42:36

Salute Peter M’s proper use of the F word

Publish date: 2009-02-19 09:58:58

Labour's communications challenge for the NHS

Publish date: 2009-02-18 10:34:39

In praise of Keighley

Publish date: 2009-02-17 14:33:57

A night at the Emirates

Publish date: 2009-02-17 00:06:51

When marriage is tested

Publish date: 2009-02-16 13:36:35

Spare me the myths and the whining

Publish date: 2009-02-15 13:29:50

Dave Cameron - is that all there is?

Publish date: 2009-02-14 11:11:55

Boris Johnson: F is for ...

Publish date: 2009-02-13 07:55:10

The Cameron vacuum

Publish date: 2009-02-12 14:48:33

Lincoln, Obama, Blair and the 24 hour media culture

Publish date: 2009-02-11 10:28:47

Eighteen interviews later ...

Publish date: 2009-02-10 19:24:45

Time to talk about Time to Change on Newsnight

Publish date: 2009-02-09 22:47:49

So that’s what they mean by online community?

Publish date: 2009-02-08 12:12:51

First blog

Publish date: 2009-02-05 15:23:57

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