Politics: theatre time
May 31, 2024 3:23 am Post a CommentIn casting a vote at the general election, we are – in theory at least – making a judgement on... View Article
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Ukraine: not if but when
May 30, 2024 3:19 am Post a CommentAlthough I’ve been fighting shy of committing to a full piece on Ukraine, that doesn’t mean that nothing is happening... View Article
Politics: the coward’s way
May 29, 2024 1:09 am Post a CommentThe fallout from Farage’s comments on Muslims last Sunday continues, with Tory minister Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe being the... View Article
Politics: the invisible campaign
May 28, 2024 3:16 am Post a CommentI was tempted to write a Ukraine piece for today although, if I had, it would have been “more of... View Article
Politics: the shape of things to come
May 27, 2024 2:38 am Post a CommentThe chief leader writer at the Observer, Sonia Sodha, describes herself as a “half-Hindu, half-Sikh Indian”. Before her current day... View Article
Politics: a multi-level election
May 26, 2024 3:12 am Post a CommentAs the election campaign ended its third full day yesterday – with only another 39 days to go – I... View Article
Politics: in for some surprises
May 25, 2024 3:32 am Post a CommentJust to give you early warning, there’s all kinds of shit kicking off in Ukraine at the moment, with what... View Article
Politics: Reform in decline
May 24, 2024 3:22 am Post a CommentSuch is going to be the frenetic pace of this election campaign that no one political story is going to... View Article
Politics: no good outcome
May 23, 2024 3:13 am Post a CommentIt turns out that “veteran” pro-EU protester Steve Bray was responsible for drowning out Sunak’s general election speech. This is,... View Article
Ukraine: underestimating the enemy
May 22, 2024 3:40 am Post a CommentWhile my writing on this blog has been devoted to other matters over the last two days, that hasn’t saved... View Article
Politics: government kills
May 21, 2024 1:53 am Post a CommentIt is rare these days that I find myself being able to commend the writing of a legacy media journo,... View Article
Comment: an instable world
May 20, 2024 3:49 am Post a CommentWith no single theme to unite the media, headlines are all over the place today, although that may change when... View Article
Defence: a Pollyanna in uniform
May 19, 2024 3:33 am Post a CommentWhen Britain went to war in Iraq in March 2003, it did so by fielding three army brigades comprising a... View Article
Politics: Putin the saviour?
May 18, 2024 2:56 am Post a CommentIn a pollical review of the week, The Times concludes a rather tedious piece with a comment from an anonymous... View Article
Politics: big boy pants
May 17, 2024 3:13 am Post a CommentI don’t really see why anyone should invest any time scrutinising Starmer’s little stunt – unveiling a pledge card setting... View Article
Ukraine: into the end game
May 16, 2024 2:48 am Post a CommentDespite the considerable number of issues that I am neglecting on this blog, and which deserve attention, I’m going to... View Article
