Hurrah! Silly season is over! The combined might of Prince William and David Cameron have defeated the evil forces of Sepp Blatter and FIFA. England is once again victorious! Land of Hope and Glory etc. No, we haven’t overturned the ridiculousness of the decision to award successive World Cups to Russia and Qatar. Frank Lampard’s… [Read more…]
August 12, 2011
I must begin by stating that I, in no way whatsoever, condone the actions of the rioters and looters in London and other cities within the UK over the last few days. However, in what follows I hope to add a level of understanding to what has occurred. In the short term all Cameron and… [Read more…]
March 3, 2011
There are some bits of news that, no matter how unreasonable and unwanted, you just expect. So it was no surprise to wake up this morning and find that the Con-Dems had dealt a vicious and serious blow to the plurality of the media by allowing NewsCorp to complete its takeover of BSkyB. Forget all… [Read more…]
January 23, 2011
I tuned in to Thursday njght’s Question Time for additional reasons to usual last week, with Burnley FC defender and Professional Footballer’s Association chairman Clarke Carlisle amongst the panellists. Carlisle’s performance was assured if unremarkable on the show, where most heated debate amongst audience and panellists was over the Con-Dem government’s recently announced NHS reforms.… [Read more…]
December 23, 2010
In September, I asked on these pages whether Vince Cable was the most likely senior Lib Dem to fall foul of the coalition government and move to the backbenches, or even defect to Labour. In some respects, those questions have proved to be important ones, given Cable’s recent infidelities in declaring that he would be… [Read more…]
October 11, 2010
The leadership of the Liberal Democrats must surely be bracing themselves for what promises to be a difficult few days. With Lord Browne’s review of higher education funding set to be unveiled tomorrow, it seems most people already know what he is set to propose. And these proposals look set to divide the Liberal Democrats,… [Read more…]
September 29, 2010
David Miliband’s retirement from frontline politics was always going to dominate the news agenda once it was announced, and given the day the coalition government had been having up until that point you could forgive Cameron and co for being mighty relieved that the spotlight was off them at a moment when divisions within it… [Read more…]
September 22, 2010
There is no doubting that Vince Cable, the business secretary, is right to attack excessive bank bonuses and the “spivs and gamblers” that receive them. The major economic mouthpiece of the Liberal Democrats, such views and the forthright manner in which he has expressed were commonplace in opposition and earned Cable a reputation as one… [Read more…]
September 8, 2010
The Andy Coulson phone-hacking scandal just refuses to go away. The prime minister’s director of communications had hoped to pour water on the story by agreeing to meet police over allegations that he was aware of phone-tapping during his time as editor of the News of the World. Yet the story refuses to go away,… [Read more…]
June 4, 2010
Former Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Bridget Fox sounds offended at the suggestion that the party has betrayed its supporters by joining a coalition government with the Conservatives, and angry at smaller parties for suggesting that this development could work to their advantage. She feels such parties actually owe them a debt of gratitude for putting… [Read more…]
January 7, 2010
How embarrassing for David Cameron! His ugly mug needs some airbrushing to make him look presentable for the British public. What’s next? A wig to hide his receding hairline? I find it strange how everybody seems to have picked up on the fact that Cameron’s face has been airbrushed, everybody seems to have missed the… [Read more…]
November 10, 2011
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