I have a new post on the new-look Labourlist today.

It follows Eric Pickles grandly parading the defection of a Brent Labour councillor, Francis Eniola, to the Tories. Pickles pontificates:

“It seems like Gordon’s great fightback has already crumbled at its first hurdle. People are deserting Labour in droves as they realise the only real way of achieving positive change for the country is through a Conservative government. The Prime Minister should do everyone a favour and spare us  another eight months of  labour infighting and plotting  and call an election.”

What a laugh. Talk about over-egging the pudding.

If Eniola really fancies his chances in the weird and wacky world of the Brent Conservatives he’s no great loss to Labour.

Read my thoughts here.