Hack on the Labour Party Conference

28 September 2007

Alex Hughes's View - 28th September 2007

Hack on Gordon's Labour conference speech

The 'bounce' clearly remains very much in operation. It was a careful PMs speech, long on exhortation, generalities and clever political positioning. It was, however, short of any detail of how the desirable generalities are going to be achieved on either side of the upcoming election. Watch that space. Reaction from the great and the good is here courtesy of the BBC.

Tribune History: Marie Lloyd and the music hall strike

This week on the Tribune History blog, we take a look at a 1907 strike which closed the music halls for a fortnight - and at the part played in the dispute by the doyenne of performers, Marie Lloyd.

You can also catch up on past Strike of the Month features and our ever popular series on Old Statespersons.

Rowson on complete sell-outs

Hack on party conference season

’Tis the season for seaside drawings and laughing at Ming Campbell...

Alex Hughes's View - 21st September 2007

Tribune old Stateswoman: Anne Loughlin

Read about this remarkable lady, here.

Alex Hughes's View - 13th September 2007

Hack at the TUC

Spot the old problems at this year's TUC conference...

Tribune History on George Orwell's MI5 file

Read all about Mr George Orwell's MI5 file ... here

Martin Rowson on Mr Brown's horizons

Alex Hughes's View - 7th September 2007