Cable: policy Tourette’s or a hostage?
Are all Vince Cable’s ideas stupid? If not, why does he keep withdrawing them?
UK Policy
Whisper it; tax is good for us all
The horse-trading over tax at Westminster shows that as a political culture we have simply failed to understand what tax is for – or to celebrate it as we should
Blair and Brown go on trial today. I wish.
On the day when the former PM of Iceland goes on trial for his part in the banking crisis, the rest of us can only look on and wish our politicians were accountable too
Nine out of ten toddlers demand more chocolate
The Institute of Directors has informed the world yet again that its members are demanding everything they want. Or else.
The champagne cops are a national embarrassment
Three cops so full of rich man’s champagne they refused to do their job. And now they want us to praise them for their courageous choices? There is no shame left in the Met.
Shush, we’re building the Scoundrel Dome
Patriots don’t celebrate democracy; patriots shut up and smile while the world’s great corporations come together for a giant trial of their prowess in pocketing a lot of public money. C’mon the Olympics…
Shush, we’re building the Scoundrel Dome
Patriots don’t celebrate democracy; patriots shut up and smile while the world’s great corporations come together for a giant trial of their prowess in pocketing a lot of public money. C’mon the Olympics…
We’re not losing the class war, but we are losing the battles
The class war rumbles on, but we need to lift up our eyes and remind ourselves that universalism is a crucial element in any victory
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It’s like praising Actimel during the plague
Two stories sitting next to each other today suggest that people still don’t really understand the underlying economic problems we face
The belligerent Major is not alone
Finally, a politician says in public that the military damages people. If only anyone would listen.