Labour’s “Groundbreaking New Initiative” In Spin

Labour’s “Groundbreaking New Initiative” In Spin

Labour breathlessly declared a“groundbreaking new initiative”this afternoon. Ed has “personally”invited thousands of members of the public to Labour party conference for an “open day”. Another wonderful engagement strategy and of course absolutely nothing to do with the fact that conference applications this year have hit a new low. The heightened interest last time round for the conclusion of the leadership race has not been sustained. It’s a sorry state of affairs when the conference - traditionally a golden fundraiser for parties – has to be packed with members of the public enticed by a freebie…

+ + + CPS Ask Essex Police to Investigate Huhne Further + + +

Misery Index: It’s Not Just the Unemployment Figures

With unemployment up by 38,000 to 2.49 million, the Misery Index is nearly at our most miserable this year. However the bad news isn’t all due to the rise in joblessness. The Public Sector Net Cash Requirement is not seasonally adjusted and is up considerably on last month. Either way we are 7 points more miserable then we were this time last year…

N.B. Stats bods can check Guido’s adding up here.

What Is Going On With Refounding Labour? – LabourList
Why the US Media Hate Ron Paul – Telegraph
Met Runners and Riders - BBC
An Eye On 2015 - Speccie
Sally Doing It For Autism Charity – Standard
Jody Dodges Responsibility – Crash Bang Wallace
Why Was Goodman Still on the Payroll? – Roy Greenslade
Straw’s Spinning Classes – Lancashire Telegraph
Rise of the Fourth Reich – Simon Heffer
Inflation Rises, Again – Fraser Nelson
I’m Still Important - Gordon Brown
Police Accessed BBM During Riots - Guardian
Goodman’s Letter – Guardian
Clegg Disagrees – FT
Time to Debate Regulation – Matt Sinclair
Slaughter Slaughtered for Riot No Show – H&F Chronicle
Laurie Has Gone Quiet – Milo Yiannopoulos