May
27
Labour lost because it didn’t have the right approach on immigration. That’s the view being debated by a number of people analyzing the party’s defeat. I don’t know if they are right but I do know that Labour should read political tea leaves with care. Many (not all) of those expressing fears over the party’s [...]
Sep
23
Baroness Scotland must resign
Filed Under Labour politics, Politics | 2 Comments
It’s not just that she’s a government law officer who has been found breaking the law. It’s not just the crass way in which she handled it.
The resignation will hurt the prime minister who already has too few women and too few BME people in the government. And it will hurt even more following his backing for her yesterday.
But the reason for this resignation must be that Baroness Scotland was part of the team that introduced the law which she broke. It is the equivalent of finding out that the Daily Express employed illegal immigrants to write its newspaper.