Faisal IslamCorbyn: on Trident, EU, Farage, War and DeselectionsThe Opposition Leader’s suite in Parliament is buzzing with activity. Jeremy Corbyn’s conference speech is now finished. There will be no…Sep 25, 20151Sep 25, 20151
Faisal IslamHeavy going on the PM’s Euro roadtripEurope’s leaders were too busy worrying about Grexit to detain themselves much with Brexit. Donald Tusk the European Council President…Jun 11, 2015Jun 11, 2015
Faisal IslamTarget 290 and the shadow fight for post election legitimacy326 is the winning mark in exactly 8 weeks time, right? One of the few declarable facts ahead of this unconventional, exciting and…Mar 12, 20151Mar 12, 20151
Faisal IslamVauxhall’s van factory: UK electionomics microcosm, a British “corridor agreement”White van man has an exalted place in British politics. But go to the one place in Britain where those vans are still churned out by the…Feb 18, 2015Feb 18, 2015
Faisal IslamThe ghosts of “NHS privatisation” past, present and future“Privatising the NHS” has become the all purpose political denunciation of the moment. No matter how much one’s own party has, is or will…Dec 10, 2014Dec 10, 2014
Faisal IslamHow far will the purple tide reach in Kent?The Conservative Party kitchen sink is missing in action here in Rochester. But the Labour Party is in no position to boast about…Nov 18, 2014Nov 18, 2014
Faisal IslamGDP tour: The Chancellor conceives of extra NHS funding, funded tax cuts and a recovery for womenFrom the southwest to the northwest, the Chancellor parked the statistics and the graphs: and invited Sky News to tour the country ahead of…Oct 24, 2014Oct 24, 2014
Faisal IslamNick Clegg tells Sky News he will “shout from the rooftops” about “plagiarising beastly Tories”I sat down with the Deputy PM yesterday. I got him to admit that the overall size of the income tax cut from raising the personal allowance…Oct 8, 2014Oct 8, 2014
Faisal IslamThe Death Tax? Really? and who raised it in the first place?so an extraordinary set of headlines for the Chancellor ahead of his speech today:Sep 29, 2014Sep 29, 2014
Faisal IslamLessons from 2003 for a “combat wary” BritainThe decision facing Parliament over joining in the fight against IS is undoubtedly historic. Recall is rare, this will be just the 28th…Sep 25, 2014Sep 25, 2014