Brown is not Barack Obama

Brown is not Barack Obama

LabourList contributor Bryony King reckons that The Sun’s support for Conservatives isn’t a worrying matter for Gordon Brown. She believes that Labour can rely on the internet to bring them in votes: “If we want to forget about The Sun, which I’m sure we all...

Supermarket values and cheap booze

I was very disappointed to see a full page advertisement in the national press today by Tesco promoting 1 litre of spirits for £10 – a whopping 75% reduction; this is even cheaper than duty free prices from what I remember over the summer. If highly profitable...
I am guilty too!

I am guilty too!

I’m waiting for my arrest because I also had a regular free child care swap with a friend during our toddlers’ nursery school days. Apparently, this kind of adult consensual arrangement is in breach of the Childcare Act because it lasted more than two hours and...
Nancy gives Brown some nifty football tips

Nancy gives Brown some nifty football tips

With the Chancellor Alastair Darling warning Gordon Brown that his Ministers are losing “the will to live” in the run-up to the election and acting like a football team with their heads down well before the final whistle, who better to turn to for tactical advice...
My letter in The Times

My letter in The Times

I have been following readers’ letters in The Times about palliative care for the dying and penned one describing my personal experiences following the recent death of my mother-in-law Vera. I found it distressing to watch Vera unable to swallow fluids in the her...