An examination of the Telford Report from one of Britain’s more sensible left leaning blogs.
Although I consider myself to now be on the centre-right of the political spectrum, I’ve never believed that it is good to live or…
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From Elsewhere. One of the most gobsmacking headlines I’ve seen recently about a bizarre political contest.
This one is about a month old but my excuse is I’ve only recently managed to find it and re-see it. The headline refers…
A sensible approach to the next election
According to a post over at Longrider’s place there’s to be an electoral pact between the Reform Party and the Social Democratic Party at…
How to troll back better.
The conservative provocateur, comedian and media personality Alex Stein is not that well known in the UK, but he’s a big deal in the…
The adults enter the NHS room (at last).
One of the problems with the whole concept of the National Health Service is that having what is for most people an effective monopoly…
Fighting over a poisoned chalice.
If I’d still been a Conservative Party member during the leadership election earlier this year then I would, like many other Tory Party members…
From Elsewhere: Yes of course it was the Weimar-style money printing which was the problem.
There’s a good piece over at the Spectator by Kate Andrews who examines what former Bank of England Governor Lord Mervyn King said about…
Quote of the Day – A litany of years of Tory Failures
A great series of comments from a Twitter user called ‘Lamps’ who very accurately has summed up just how badly the Tories have failed…
The turd has flushed.
There has been much excitement in political circles and among political anoraks about the return of Boris Johnson to the premiership. I can see…
From Elsewhere: When loyalty is not rewarded.
When I first heard of the story about former Royal Air Force combat pilots working for the Chinese Communist Government I was both disgusted and…
