Poor Eric Forth. He died rather suddenly and tragically last week, which came as a great shock to his fellow M.P.s, to whom Forth was a well-liked and revered character. He was a parliamentarian to the core, making speeches without notes, and filibustering government legislation …
National politics does spin, but that’s apparently a bit sophisticated for Lambeth – we seem to just do mud-slinging. The opening post-election salvo comes in the form of a leak to the South London Press regarding an alleged “pay scandal plot” by the newly elected …
Somewhat later than promised, here is the latest Inside Westminster report on the Lib Dems under Ming: The Rt. Hon. Sir Menzies “Ming” Campbell CBE QC M.P. (to use his full title) is the new leader of the Liberal Democrats after one of the funniest …
It seems that the Liberal Democrats can’t go a week without a scandal. First, there were the original revelations about Charles Kennedy’s drinking (quelle surprise?!) Then there was the admission of the party’s Leader in the House of Lords, Lord McNally, that he too has …
You may have heard the rumours that Charles Kennedy is facing a coup d’etat within the Liberal Democrat party. Well, these rumours certainly got louder today. Lembit Öpik, the Lib Dems’ Wales and Northern Ireland spokesman, spoke to the press today denouncing those in the …
Today Londonist introduces it’s latest column: Inside Westminster. That’s not cryptic or anything, it’s a bloke who works in Westminster writing about what goes on… in Westminster. And what a day to start a regular political column? David Cameron has put on his leader’s hat …
No Blood, No Tears is the film that Guy Ritchie needs to sit down and watch. When the two hour caper movie is over he can go outside, take Madge by her elderly broken hips and tell her that he’s never directing ever again because …
George Galloway is back in the UK and while this is probably something of a relief to the US Senate, left-wing Americans are sad to see him go. Galloway’s stand against republican Norm Coleman has not only made the British MP something of a hero …
If you live in central London and are thinking of making the effort to go out and vote on May the 5th then don’t bother. At least that’s the advice (sort of) coming out of the Electoral Reform Society. According to the BBC the five …
As far as the Liberal Democrats are concerned, no political issue is too small, as the release of their snappily titled report
Once every few months you can be fairly sure that a news item will be released on how much fare-dodgers are “costing” the transport system. Today the Liberal Democrats claim that nonpayers are taking 150m free trips a year. Londonist has never had much faith …
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