Teaching Children to Read, Eighth Report of Session 2004-05, Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence: House of Commons Papers 2004-05, 121
Boulton (Free subscription) | yesterday
The "Brown must go" camp among Labour MPs have backed off. For now. Tony Lloyd, the unassuming but popular MP for Manchester Central, has been re-elected as Parliamentary Labour Party chairman unopposed. So what? Well, this seemingly innocuous piece of non-news is actually highly significant. Because until only a few days ago the "Brown must go" plotters against Gordon Brown were...
Events dear boy, events (Free subscription) | yesterday
Just a little reminder to all watchers of the great debate on the Labour leadership. Nominations close today for the chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party. Now that Barry Sheerman has decided not to stand as a “Brown must go” candidate it will be interesting to see if there will be a token challenge . Hopi Sen doubts anything will happen, but John Rentoul says that this is an opportunity...
Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
`The Christian Institute’ Children as young as five are simulating sex in the playground as a result of watching pornography on satellite TV and the internet, according to a Labour MP. Barry Sheerman, the MP for Huddersfield, told the House of Commons that the country is “awash with a focus on early sexual activity.” He said: “When I [...]
Events dear boy, events (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The scene in the Commons sums up the week. Labour MPs have lost interest. His strategy for the autumn fightback is in tatters. Brown’s failure is complete. The Labour party is short of money and has fallen back on protecting the core vote. The polls have failed to move and there is little evidence that a hung parliament is possible under Brown’s leadership. His economic policy lacks credibility....
Skipper (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Another cracking article by Andrew Rawnsley today, the final sentence of which leads this post. He reprises the saga of the Jacqui Janes letter, the resultant phone conversation with Brown and the evident reality of a Sun determination to belittle Brown and besmirch his name and reputation. That The Sun overdid it is now palpable with even his enemies like Iain Dale- a Conservative (blogger) but a...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Left-right allliance working on plan to install an anti-PM party chairman Rebel Labour MPs are attempting to forge a Left-Right alliance in a bid to persuade Gordon Brown to step down as prime minister in the new year, according to senior figures inside the party. In a potentially ominous move for Brown, MPs are now openly admitting that plotting has resumed and will intensify after this week's Queen's...
Events dear boy, events (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
There is much sympathy out there at present for Brown after his “week of weeks” and views expressed as to whether he will now survive as Labour leader. A key event take place next week and it worth paying some attention to the small matter of PLP elections. Hopi Sen highlights the timetable: The Parliamentary Labour Party has now proposed the timetable for the election for chair of the...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The pressure on the government to consider turning the bailed-out bank Northern Rock back into a building society rather than sell it off increased today as 100 MPs from all political parties signed a motion supporting the move. The signatories include five serving Labour committee chairs, 12 former government ministers and Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrats' Treasury spokesman. Last month the EU...
The Bleeding Heart Show (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Personally, I think Barry Sheerman missed a trick when he accused Ed Balls of being ‘a bit of a bully ‘. If I were him, I would’ve asked whether he was also a bit incompetent. The past few days have a number of bad headlines for the 14-19 Diplomas, the heavily-promoted new qualification which looked fine [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
The row between the Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, and the Labour chair of the Children Committee, Barry Sheerman, over Maggie Atkinson's appointment as the next Children's Commissioner had one rather ominous sub-text.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
• Head of review says Labour does not listen • Growing anger among teachers at response The man behind a major inquiry into primary education today accuses Ed Balls and his ministers of "lashing out wildly" and dismissing his review findings without properly reading it. Robin Alexander, head of the Cambridge review of primary schools, said the Labour government refused to "listen,...
Community Care's CareSpace (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Barry Sheerman, chair of the children, schools and families committee, said so after Balls appointed Maggie Atkinson as children's commissioner despite opposition from MPs. That was on Monday. Read More......( read more )
Boulton (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Seven days into a new term at Westminster and the evidence of discipline falling apart among Labour MPs is stacking up. Firstly, day one saw Gordon Brown treated with unprecedented disdain at a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party as many MPs reacted with fury to their expenses letter from Sir Thomas Legg. Since that meeting, many Labour MPs have said they never saw Tony Blair treated with such...
Prodicus (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Balls claims that the row over the appointment of his placewoman as Children's Commissioner is all because Gove stood up in the Commons on Monday afternoon and described her as 'the establishment choice'. He must have slept through Barry Sheerman's attack on him - over the Commissioner appointment - during the Today programme on Monday morning which gave Gove his cue.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
MPs' power to scrutinise appointments are "a charade and a sham", select committee chairman Barry Sheerman suggests.
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