ConHome Diary: How Not to Motivate Your Troops
- 3 May 2015
In my latest series of how CCHQ wins friends and influences people, let me bring you this email which was sent to Team 2015 miscreants who, in their opinion hadn’t turned up often enough to campaign for the party in marginal seats… Dear xxx- We’ve been sending you a few e...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 26: Reviewing the New Jon Gaunt Podcast
- 2 May 2015
What any radio presenter needs is ‘stickability’. You need to give the audience a reason to stick with you rather than twiddle the knob and tune into a different station. In commercial radio that’s doubly important, as the presenter isn’t in total control of that because of th...
My Final Election Prediction: Minority Government Looms
- 2 May 2015
So, at long last I’ve completed my final election predictions, seat by seat, region by region. My final prediction is this… *Conservative 276 Labour 267 Liberal Democrat 23 UKIP 5 SNP 54 Plaid Cymru 4 Respect 1 Green 1 DUP 9 Sinn Fein 5 SDLP 3 Independent 2 If I am right, co...
Final General Election Predictions 63: Teesside
- 2 May 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 62: Tyne & Wear
- 2 May 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 61: Northern Ireland
- 2 May 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
New Statesman Diary: Shitting on My Own Doorstep (And On Ken Livingstone)
- 2 May 2015
Seven years ago I wrote a column for GQ predicting that Ed Miliband would succeed Gordon Brown as leader of the Labour Party. He was Cabinet Office minister at the time. Ever since then, even though his politics and mine are far apart I’ve felt I had something invested in him....
Final General Election Predictions 60: Merseyside
- 1 May 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 59: Cheshire
- 1 May 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 58: Greater Manchester
- 1 May 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 57: West Midlands
- 1 May 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 56: Scotland
- 1 May 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 55: Cumbria
- 1 May 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 54: County Durham
- 1 May 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 53: Lancashire
- 30 Apr 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 52: Northumberland
- 30 Apr 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 51: Yorkshire North
- 30 Apr 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 50: East Yorkshire & Humberside
- 30 Apr 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...
Final General Election Predictions 49: Yorkshire West
- 30 Apr 2015
ck in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will be...
Final General Election Predictions 48: South Yorkshire
- 30 Apr 2015
Back in January I predicted the outcome of the General Election, seat by seat. Since then, I have done more research and altered some of the predictions taking into account various issues including new updated constituency polls by Lord Ashcroft. Over the next ten days I will ...