There are few things worse than being considered 'out of touch' - other than rampant infighting and disagreement within your own party, that is. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is all too aware of this. She was hauled in early Sunday morning to appear on Andrew Marr's weekly BBC politics show,… read more…

Guess who's crawled out from under the (Northern?) rock. Why, it's the Prime Minister! Yesterday he stopped in with Andrew. Today he's got an extended interview in The Guardian. Tomorrow, Westmonster expects to see him in New Hampshire moderating a debate. And what's Gordon on about in his new… read more…

The Oxford Union inviting along Irving and Griffin to stand and speak on the Hallowed Ground On Which Our Future Overlords Tread has got Grimmer Up North thinking about the past. Inter alia is this remembrance: "Red Andy" Marr, used to sell Socialist Action in the market square and sport… read more…

The Sundays are a bit of a mixed bag this morning. Obviously Diskgate continues to get commentary but seeing as everyone's getting a bit fed up with "Killer Disks Still At Large: No Change Here Folks" style headlines, perhaps it would be more interesting to look at the effect the… read more…

The story so far: A good week in the polls for Labour after their Conference ratcheted up speculation on a snap election, to the point that everyone just assumed it was going to happen. Gorgeous, brooding Gordon Brown - ably assisted by his brilliant coterie of young advisors - was… read more…

Westmonster is kicking herself at not keeping a running tally of how many times Brown used the word "vision." The Gord entered from behind the curtain, glowered around the room, and took the first question on - predictably - the General Election (Lack Therof) Bill 2007. Brown stared down Boulton (for it… read more…

BONG! Anyone else enjoying the sight of Adam Boulton stamping his feet, sulking, and refusing to come down for his tea over the fact that the Beeb got the exclusive interview with Brown? He's flounced around all day without losing steam. Aw bless, he'll sleep well tonight! BONG! Much harrumphing… read more…

BONG! And so, the backlash cometh. So far Brown has been called yellow, a feartie, frit, and been accused of bottling it. As Westmonster is out and about today, she doesn't know for sure at what point Brown uttered his traditional "we are more concerned with getting on with the business of running… read more…