The political journalist takes his one-man show Rock N Roll Politics to the Fringe

Nick Clegg has started to look miserable at times during Prime Minister’s Questions and wears a tribal yellow tie, but that's about it in terms of political dissent

Clegg will struggle to get an agreement from his party for a renewal of the partnership

The labyrinthine management structures of the NHS and BBC stymie change

Last week it was Ed at bay in PMQs, now it’s Cameron. Both leaders are vulnerable over party funding

Sometimes leaders are trapped without an obvious escape route, as Miliband is now

In this country a gimmick, like the Olympics, is required to justify spending

Labour’s position in relation to spending is more astute than the Chancellor suggests

The mark of the liberal interventionist is a mix of faith in the state, and scepticism about it

Freedom of information is all very well, but the act of shining a light on darkness generates a sense of breathless excitement that the documents themselves often lack