Politics: the sound of silence
February 29, 2024 3:04 am Post a CommentIt is very difficult to write a measured post when the whole world – or, at least, our corner of... View Article
It is very difficult to write a measured post when the whole world – or, at least, our corner of... View Article
In the run-up to the Rochdale by-election, set for tomorrow, photographs have been republished on Twitter showing candidate George Galloway... View Article
With absolutely no sign of the so-called “Islamophobia row” dying down, and the turmoil having run nearly a week, the... View Article
It really is quite extraordinary how the so-called “Islamophobia row” has gripped the body politic, carrying through the weekend as... View Article
Unless I am very much mistaken, Islam is a religion – although some will say, not without merit, that it... View Article
For obvious reasons, this post can only be about one subject as today marks the second anniversary of Putin’s “special... View Article
While the scenes in the Commons on Wednesday were extraordinary, no less so were three key exchanges in the chamber... View Article
As I understand it, Starmer was facing a rebellion from as many as 80 of his own MPs, including several... View Article
A week on from writing a piece bemoaning the lack of specialist agriculture correspondents in the national press, never more... View Article
On some days, I’m scratching around for things on which to write my overnight post – although my lack of... View Article
I don’t know whether the word irony even begins to describe the recent contrast between two events. The first, as... View Article
My last piece dedicated to Ukraine was back at the end of December last year, which seems ages ago. But... View Article
To say that Thursday evening and the early hours of Friday morning constituted “another disappointing election night for the Conservatives”... View Article
Although I tend not to sit up and wait for by-election results these days, the two contests, Wellingborough and Kingswood,... View Article
One of the disturbing characteristics of modern society and the way it is developing is that there seem to be... View Article
For those who are employed as political analysts, the job must be immensely frustrating at the moment. Certainties no longer... View Article