We can’t keep pretending that Lockerbie is over
The tide in Lockerbie is around our ears; it is too late to play Canute, but there is just about time to lift up our heads
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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.
Scottish film can’t be all flower, no stem
The debate on a Scottish film industry simply reflects Scotland’s default economic strategy – try and transplant success with nothing to support it
It’s a Craig Whyte economy
Suddenly everyone knows that the Rangers owner is a devious parasite. So why don’t they realise that he is the embodiment of British Capitalism and not an aberration?
Coercion – its the way of the right
There has been such endless discussion of the Tory Government ‘workfare’ scheme that if you weren’t paying attention you’d think it was a technical matter and not a right-wing fetish with pushing people about
Trump – master of Egg Power
It looks hard, it acts soft, but really it’s just a mess: Donald Trump is not that powerful and none of us should miss this great opportunity to ignore him
When your friends make you look like a fool
In the foreground, our earnest Prime Minister telling us to stop being suspicious of businesses. In the background, one of his business pals stuffing her pockets with public money.
Is Cameron a capitalist? Perhaps not
In the trailed extracts of his speech, Cameron doesn’t seem to have understood the very philosophy behind free-market economics. Is he a committed capitalist, or is he just an old-fashioned elitist Tory