Columnists
Ed Vaizey MP
Ed Vaizey is shadow arts minister and MP for Wantage; he is a former director of the public affairs team of Consolidated Communications.
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27/01/2010
Helping out at election time: unglamorous but worthwhile
With the election thundering down the tracks, all three main parties’ preparations are well under way.
Kevin Maguire
Kevin Maguire is associate editor (politics) at the Daily Mirror.
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27/01/2010
Register for lobby hacks can reveal intriguing sidelines
People working in public affairs are not the only group constantly wondering what interests and activities Westminster and Brussels may require you to register.
Tom Watson MP
Tom Watson is Labour MP for West Bromwich East and a member of the culture, media and sport select committee; he blogs at www.tom-watson.co.ukand is on Twitter attwitter.com/Tom_Watson.
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04/03/2010
Room-bookings scrutiny will make all MPs more cautious
I don’t recall ever booking a private room in the House of Commons, though the publication last month of data from the banqueting office lists a half-dozen or so bookings that over recent years have been listed next to my name. So I felt kind of sorry for the MPs who were accused of being crooks and using the House for their own business ends.
Jon Craig
Jon Craig is chief political correspondent at Sky News.
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04/03/2010
Lessons to learn from the hung Parliament of 1974
The true test of whether you’re a real political anorak or not, I’ve always maintained, is whether you watch the re-runs of general election nights on BBC Parliament. The latest one was shown during the MPs’ half-term break. And – naturally – I watched it all day and well into the evening!
