Is there an inevitability about Jeremy Corbyn?

The rise and rise of Jeremy Corbyn should come as no surprise, according to Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stigilitz. Rather it is the product of anti-austerity feeling that is being felt and demonstrated across the globe. Professor Stigilitz’s conclusion is...

If at first you don’t succeed…

As the saying goes, if at first you don’t succeed, then try, try, try again. Which is how Alex Salmond’s comments on Scottish independence, made yesterday to Andrew Marr, have been interpreted in some quarters. Mr Salmond, as many of the papers have quoted, has...

The answer to Cameron’s peers problem is reform

If you’re outnumbered in any forum, what’s the best thing you can do? What many people would say is invite your mates. And while Prime Minister David Cameron hasn’t exactly done that, according to reports in the papers, he’s looking at doing the next best thing. The...

Britain benefits from a strong opposition

If you believe what you read in the papers, then Jeremy Corbyn will be the next leader of the Labour Party. Private polling has suggested that Mr Corbyn has a substantial lead over his rivals, Liz Kendall, Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham. Were the polling predictions...