Bullying the scientific community had better not be tollerated, or our democracy is in a bad way.

Labour’s leaders should have seen the Norwich North debacle coming. After all, they have had plenty of warning.

It’s been a good few days for short men.

Labour was always likely to have a very bad time in European and local elections. But it made its own situation far worse by acting like a divided rabble in the run up to polling day.

Discredited MPs in otherwise safe seats my well bite the dust if they are still candidates at the General Election – so long as their celebrity opponents have local connections.

The last of three articles written during Labour’s years in the wilderness. This one, written just over a year after Labour’s fourth consecutive defeat considered issues that now represent New Labour’s greatest lost opportunity.

One of three articles from Labour’s time in the widerness with a relevence in 2009. This one looked at Labour following its by-election defeat at Greenwich during the run in towards the 1987 General Election.

The first of three articles written around signifcant events during Labour’s time in the wilderness but with increasing relevence for Labour today. This one on the night of the 1983 General Election.