Sadie Smith has worked as a bag-carrier to various Members of Parliament for the best part of a decade.
During this time she has made several forays into the world of political blogging, which have typically involved flame-wars and laboured Hollyoaks metaphors.
Any views expressed here are hers, and do not necessarily reflect those of whichever MP she’s currently working for.
by Sadie Smith / 15 Apr 2013
Against the odds of journalistic possibility, Sadie Smith provides some articles written on the protests at Thatcher's funeral - before the funeral has even happened
by Sadie Smith / 21 Mar 2013
Do looks matter in politics more for men than women? And do you prefer the Mini to the normal sized Cheddar?
by Sadie Smith / 07 Mar 2013
Compared to previous PMs, Gordon Brown has kept his head down. Just what is wrong with that, asks Sadie Smith
by Sadie Smith / 20 Feb 2013
Politicians jump on a bandwagon to avoid a kicking, says Sadie Smith. We get what we deserve
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by Sadie Smith / 11 Feb 2013
"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, clad in pink feather boas, are upon us. Shame!" Sadie Smith faithfully transcribes last week's equal marriage debate for us in full...
by Sadie Smith / 21 Jan 2013
The opposition of some Tories to equal marriage and the recent outrage directed towards Suzanne Moore are about the ambitions of those who express such sentiments, and not much else
by Sadie Smith / 23 Nov 2012
Sadie Smith bemoans the polemicist rants of panto-style political debates
by Sadie Smith / 07 Nov 2012
The sanctimonious messages on the US elections have led Sadie Smith to believe that some of us have an attitude problem towards America
by Sadie Smith / 30 Oct 2012
Sadie Smith bemoans the modern condition where we stop thinking, and just denounce 'baddies'
by Sadie Smith / 08 Oct 2012
SCENE: A starship, several million years in the future. Two aliens, the best and brightest of their race are conferring about what they have discovered in the charred remains of the planet that was once known by its inhabitants as Earth.
by Sadie Smith / 28 Mar 2013
Mili senior had no reason to stay. I wouldn’t hang around to be bored and the subject of crap jokes either, says Sadie Smith
by Sadie Smith / 18 Mar 2013
Debating the Leveson proposals is much like wrangling over the abolition of Page Three – it’s just as much an argument of ‘freedom from’ as ‘freedom to’
by Sadie Smith / 27 Feb 2013
Politicians hold a great deal of power over their researchers without much in the way of responsiblity. In the wake of allegations about Lord Rennard's conduct, we can see how abuse of that power can easily happen, says Sadie Smith.
by Sadie Smith / 14 Feb 2013
Sadie Smith counters David Babbs on his vision of politics and the intricacies of his group 38 Degrees' campaign methods
by Sadie Smith / 06 Feb 2013
A little empathy is in order. Admit it, you would be angry if the government wanted to run a train line across your back garden, says Sadie Smith
by Sadie Smith / 26 Nov 2012
Sadie Smith thinks that the media needs a meaningful code of conduct
by Sadie Smith / 13 Nov 2012
Why our future Orwellian dystopia will stem more from rabid paparazzi than a surveillance state
by Sadie Smith / 05 Nov 2012
Why even the ropier political TV dramas are worth celebrating
by Sadie Smith / 15 Oct 2012
The abortion debate has Sadie Smith wondering if left wing and right wing are meaningless labels
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"The prime minister has said he does not believe that statutory legislation is necessary to achieve the principles outlined by Leveson."
"The prime minister has said he does not believe that statutory legislation is necessary to achieve the principles outlined
"We have a growing relationship with the EU as an institution, which has an increasing voice in the world,
"Just one day after their botched relaunch, even people at the very heart of Cameron's government are losing faith
"The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since
"Our mission is clear: to get Britain living within its means and earning its way in the world once
"Since then, Britain, the colonial power, has refused to return the territories to the Argentine Republic, thus preventing it
"The central premise of my campaign for president was to change the tax code that was too skewed towards
"We have paid a very heavy price but I think the reason for coming here in the first place,
"Public servants should not be rewarded for failure. But that was exactly what happened when the BBC Trust paid
