Jon Snow
Serendipity strikes!
OK folks – so there are some teething problems – ‘tis true that when you arrive at Snowblog you find yourself back in January.
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Jon Snow
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Gary Gibbon
Mandelson: a weekend to thrash out a deal
Gary Gibbon asks Lord Mandelson how long he thought Labour had to explore the possibilities of hanging on – he said a weekend felt about right, based on the precedent of February 1974.
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Gary Gibbon
Has Gordon Brown passed the Lord Mandelson test?
Gary Gibbon blogs on his #asktheleaders profile of Gordon Brown, and asks whether the prime minister has met the qualities that Lord Mandelson says are needed for a good PM.
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Faisal Islam
As trade figures fall, is there an economic plan C?
The really concerning aspect of today’s trade figures is that this figure has occurred over two years after the pound depreciated by 25 per cent, writes Faisal Islam
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Jon Snow
A TV debate will not give voters more choice
So Peter Mandelson tells us Gordon Brown could handle a TV debate during the elections against David Cameron and Nick Clegg. Mr Cameron has responded by saying he wants one. This returns me to a theme I’ve visited before on Snowblog, and that relates to the nature of our own presidential politics. Britain’s democratic deficit…