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Who is going to win, then?

Luke Akehurst has an interesting prediction for the Labour leadership election. I pay tribute to his courage, anyway.
1st round overall order:
1 – D Miliband
2 – E Miliband (second in all 3 sections of electoral college)
3 – Abbott (a poor 5th among MPs but narrowly top among members and possibly TU section [...]

By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Thursday, 10 June 2010 at 3:43 pm

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The usual suspects but watch out for Holland

Sadly England will not win the World Cup. Reachinng the quarter-finals would be decent, making the semis, would be very good. But winning it? There are better teams – Brazil, Spain, despite their mad coach Diego Maradona Argentina plus the strong dark horses Holland.
Spain look so strong but seem to blow [...]

By Gary Newbon | Sport | Friday, 11 June 2010 at 4:44 pm

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Cyclotherapy: Countdown to Ride Across Britain

So, just a day to go until the big ride. This time tomorrow I’ll be pedalling south from John O’Groats on the first leg of an epic, 1,000-mile Ride Across Britain.
Preparation has been, well, less than ideal. Sure, I’ve cycled more than 100 miles a week for the past three months but I write this [...]

By Simon Usborne | Cyclotherapy | Friday, 11 June 2010 at 4:10 pm

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Fashion at the Royal College of Art

Better late than never, I hope – I’ve been running round all of the graduate shows for the past week and yesterday’s finale at the Royal College of Art’s MA course was terrific.

Simone Sommer’s collection of putty-coloured slashed leather jackets and dresses was first out and it was fantastic – chic, edgy and delicate but highly [...]

By Harriet Walker | Notebook | Friday, 11 June 2010 at 3:55 pm

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Has Christian Democracy reached a dead end in Europe?

Number 339 in my series of Questions to Which the Answer is No* is asked by Jan-Werner Mueller at The Guardian.

*Older entries in the series are here.

By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Friday, 11 June 2010 at 2:25 pm

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World Cup: Changing of the seasons and the tides of the sea

It turns out that Harlech Tower in South Acton is not the only Nelson Mandela House. Down in Soweto yesterday I passed by the old digs of South Africa’s former president on my way to Sakhumzi’s Bar.
Just next door to the bar is the house that The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu used to call home [...]

By Tim Sturtridge | Sport | Friday, 11 June 2010 at 1:57 pm

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Just how British is BP?

A “great British company” is under attack by a vengeful American President. To arms, patriots, cry  British rightwingers.
But just how British is BP? Obviously it’s listed in London. And it’s got a British CEO. But BP employs 23,000 people in the US, compared to 10,000 UK workers. Around 40 per cent of BP’s shares are [...]

By Ben Chu | Eagle Eye | Friday, 11 June 2010 at 1:35 pm

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Bridge too far

I was on BBC Radio Wales this morning with my fellow romantic Neal Lawson, debating the future of the Labour Party. At one point I heard myself saying that what Labour needs is a lurch to the right.
On this subject, incidentally, I agree with John McTernan:
It’s a real shame that Abbott has entered the [...]

By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Friday, 11 June 2010 at 1:34 pm

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The new stars of London Fashion Week

Yesterday marked an important Fashion Week moment as the recipients of the NEWGEN sponsorship scheme were announced at the British Fashion Council’s headquarters in Somerset House.

By Harriet Walker | Notebook | Friday, 11 June 2010 at 11:26 am

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This week’s reviews: here’s how it worked

There are essentially seven slots for pop/rock/folk/blues/country/dance etc CD reviews in the IoS each week. Simon Price reviews three, Nick Coleman takes two and I do two myself.
SP’s three come about through a process of him telling me what he wants to do, me suggesting a couple that should be in there, and then us [...]

By Simmy Richman | Arts | Friday, 11 June 2010 at 10:53 am

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A spherical history of the World Cup

It wouldn’t be the World Cup without a fuss over the football, and the Jabulani, a space-age sphere of perfect roundness that is prompting a lot of goalkeepers to get their excuses in early, has been no exception. Largely unnoted, though, are the aesthetics of the thing, which are brought into sharp focus by Jens [...]

By Archie Bland | Sport | Friday, 11 June 2010 at 9:12 am