Diane Abbott has become the first female to run for leader of the Labour Party in the upcoming leadership election. Ms Abbott MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington is running (surprisingly) on a platform talking about the sensitive issue of immigration.

If Nick Clegg is to get his way, there will be some form of electoral reform in the UK parliamentary system. This could pave the way for more European style coalition governments in the future with either AV or PR as opposed to FPTP we are more likely to see more parliaments that work on consensus rather than along party lines. So is this a good or a bad thing?

Watched half the debate tonight on Channel 4 with the current and would be Chancellor’s and was convinced of three things

It’s been a turbulent ten days for MP’s of all political persuasions as day after day the Daily Telegraph reveals more extravagance in the MP expenses debacle. Whilst PM Gordon Brown plays catch up in the game of decisive action, Conservative leader, David Cameron has been seen to be taking immediate and decisive action in relation to his MP’s telling them they face the sack if they don’t pay the money back, regardless of whether the claims were within the rules.