Category Archives: Labour Leadership

When the vegetarian option is fish or chicken.

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Gary Pepworth

You wonder if “Hot Totty” was a ticking time bomb kept for instant detonation in case of an emergency. The beer didn’t suddenly appear in the Strangers’ Bar yesterday, people must have noticed it beforehand, but it only became the … Continue reading →

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Why hasn’t Jack Dromey resigned?

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Gary Pepworth

One of the players in “Cash for Peerages scandal” was a certain Jack Dromey. He thought it would be helpful to appear in a TV studio and ‘sing like a canary’ about how he had no knowledge of the loans … Continue reading →

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Memo to Brown

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Gary Pepworth

Listening to you floundering in defence of the latest cock ups under your leadership, some observations: You need to get a grip on that stutter under pressure. It makes you sound evasive and nervous. You don’t want the tabloids to … Continue reading →

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How a prime minister leaves the job, BBC style

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Gary Pepworth

It is on the big set piece occasions you can rely on the BBC…..to go overboard with a lot spin, hot air and very little substance. I will comment later on Nick Robinson’s having finally lost the plot. Hopefully he … Continue reading →

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Snatching hope from the jaws of despair

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Gary Pepworth

Watching the deputy leadership results unfold was a depressing experience. If Hazel wasn’t going to win it at least my second choice Alan Johnson was predicted to win by Sky and the BBC . Alas my fifth choice got the … Continue reading →

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Has Benn blown it with a lacklustre campaign?

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Gary Pepworth

In between rushing out my plats du jour and trying not to burn the toasted sandwiches I have finally got round to casting my votes in the Labour Deputy Leadership election.  Here is your exclusive Pontrieux Report guide to how … Continue reading →

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Silence is Gordon

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Gary Pepworth

Perhaps the only thing I am “looking forward to” about the Brown premiership is that he will be no longer able to hide away when the going gets tough. I think that having to appear at PMQs will be quite … Continue reading →

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Glasnost Gordon?

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Gary Pepworth

Despite Tony Blair’s generous endorsment, it only took a few hours for Gordon Brown to start making veiled attack’s on Tony Blair’s style of Government. For the past ten years Gordon has had ample opportunity to have run the Treasury … Continue reading →

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Kinnock joins the anti-democrats?

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Gary Pepworth

So Neil (sorry Lord) Kinnock has spoken out against Charles Clarke for encouraging a heavyweight contender to Gordon Brown for the leadership of the Labour Party. I really can’t understand how we have come to position where it is considered … Continue reading →

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Clarke get's taken Short?

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Gary Pepworth

You have to wonder what Charles Clarke sees when he looks in the mirror.

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