Adam RadfordThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly [Lessons from Batley and Spen]Like many, I was expecting the Conservatives to win in Batley and Spen. This had been treated as a foregone conclusion by some…5 min read·Jul 4, 2021----
Adam RadfordGalloway: the Tories’ best friend“I have met Saddam Hussein exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld met him. The difference is that Donald Rumsfeld met him to…5 min read·Jun 30, 2021----
Adam RadfordWin-Win: The Political Case for Labour to embrace Proportional Representation“I hold nobody more responsible for the tories getting into power again than the lib dems; I’ll never forgive them” an ex-colleague told…8 min read·Mar 3, 2021----
Adam RadfordThe 3 most common arguments some on ‘the left’ use against Starmer are simply rank hypocrisyI put a cross next to Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party. I did so because despite his personal failings. It was December 2019, and we all know…7 min read·Feb 14, 2021----
Adam RadfordFaustian pact or pragmatism? Austrian Greens form a government with right-wing conservatives.One scandal, one snap election and several negotiations later, the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Greens announced a coalition at…4 min read·Jan 4, 2020----
Adam RadfordIraq, Blair and Tennis.There is a popular myth that tennis ace Sir Andy Murray is described by the press as British when he wins and Scottish when he loses. This…5 min read·Jan 3, 2020----
Adam RadfordDo The Right Thing: Give Back The Chagos IslandsThe UK has not, to put it mildly, always done the right thing.3 min read·Dec 28, 2019----
Adam RadfordHow Boris can use 2020 to secure an election victory in 2030Labour is on the ropes from infighting; exacerbated by the worst election result since 1935 and Scotland seems to be out of reach for…4 min read·Dec 27, 2019----