When Ed fell into Dave’s trap and refused to back the PM’s EU referendum pledge, one senior party bigwig will have been particularly disheartened. Judging by his speech at the Resolution Foundation last night it isn’t just Europe that has policy guru Jon Cruddas at odds with the Labour leadership:
“So, here’s the nuts of this. Simply opposing the cuts without an alternative is no good.”
Who could he possibly be referring to?
Coincidentally, over the last few days Labour have put up adverts for three new wonk positions, all with fixed-term contracts.
A love of colouring in blank pages is a must…