dancrawford's Blog

Rising to the challenge

Some time ago I asked Alex if he could add the blog of the former chair of the PLP Lord Soley to the blogroll on Labourhome. I know he's been busy so I thought I'd share with you an article that Clive, my former MP, has penned for Muslim News.

Distinctly unhealthy

My mother and I keep having the same fight. She continues to bring the Independent into the house, I continue to try to not let it get to me. There I was flicking through it, pretending not to notice what they were ranting and raving about, when I came across something which moved to a rage only matched by Neal Lawson's Guardian columns.

What the papers say

A selection of headlines and articles from the Sunday papers.

Winning the battle of ideas

Difficult as it is to avoid the depressing developments in the Middle East and their impact upon the national party's polling ratings, a few recent developments suggest that Labour supporters, activists and politicians are beginning to soberly chart a path towards a fourth term.

Why all the negativity?

I've greatly enjoyed reading these pages since the website launched and have longed to write an entry addressing my own thoughts on the Labour Party's current direction. Perhaps it is my youthful naivete, but I can't understand all the doom and gloom that currently surrounds the Party's prospects.