Here’s a tribute I wrote to my former boss Philip Gould. It was published on Labourlist yesterday. I was fresh out of university. The job market was flourishing under Labour. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, I felt that the world was my oyster. I was hungry for a job in politics and I was determined not to [...]

Recently I attended one of the many hustings for the next Labour leader. My initial thought was whether I was looking at Labour’s version of Westlife (plus one). My second thought was that I really want to attend the next family lunch at the Miliband household. (They only live in Camden so it won’t be [...]

If one thing stood out as one of the most memorable moments of the summer, it must have been when Gordon Brown kissed me on national television! Click here –> The final kiss

This article was published on April 9 on the Progress website. This week I had the chance to spend some time observing Gordon Brown in the flesh. More than being excited, I was curious… It’s all very well being in the midst of a throng of Labour party faithfuls where you get thanked for all [...]

It’s been a nail-biting summer, with rumours and questions about whether he would return – and if not, who would lead? Thankfully we now know that Torres is going nowhere, and we can finally relax a little bit! In all seriousness, it’s been one of the most rewarding, draining and packed summers that I can [...]