The £1.7bn Identity Fraud
The only fraud in the latest figures being touted by Andy Burnham today is in the figures themselves. As with the £1.3bn figure last year, […]
Political
Mark Oaten
Shortly after announcing that he was running for the leadership of the Liberal Democrats, Mark Oaten was interviewed on Jeremy Vine’s lunchtime show. The question, […]
Jaw Dropping Arrogance and Idiocy
The Independent has a story that beggars belief – it is January the 1st and I haven’t been asleep for four months, have I? “John […]
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Welcome to Tony Blair’s Britain. A place where the fear of crime – as opposed to crime itself – is used to justify the devastation […]
The Fall of Blunkett
When David Blunkett fell from grace last year, I (along with others opposed to his illiberal agenda) was pleased at the result. It wasn’t pretty […]
Democracy?
During the early days of the Blair government, I looked forward to reformation of the Lords. The whole concept of an unelected chamber is contrary […]
Writing to One’s MP
One of the cornerstones of the democratic process is supposed to be that we can lobby our representatives. That’s the theory, anyway. My opposition to […]
George Galloway and the Senate Committee
George Galloway is in the news again merely a week after he won the Bethnal Green parliamentary seat. A U. S. Senate report says two […]
Schizophrenic or Chameleon?
I’ve been thinking about political identities lately. There was a time when I always considered myself traditional old Labour. Although even then, there were doubts. […]
Blunkett Returns
This morning Tony Blair is finalising his ministerial team. The chastened, humbled Prime Minister has bought David Blunkett back into his Cabinet less than five […]