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Tough Call

February 4, 2017 Longrider 3

He said Mrs May had a choice to either ‘insult the American president, or insult a majority of people in this country who don’t share […]

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I’m Not Scared

February 2, 2017 Longrider 6

Apparently, those of us who sneer at the professional agitators and usual suspects currently protesting about a president in a foreign country are scared and […]

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Quite So

January 31, 2017 Longrider 4

Things were different in 1975. They cite Harold Wilson’s free vote at the time of the 1975 referendum over Britain’s membership of what was then […]

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Er…

January 30, 2017 Longrider 0

We had a vote… Now, though, his hyperactive first week in power, his bracing view of geopolitics and the time he recently spent with May […]

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He’s Right

January 18, 2017 Longrider 8

Germany shouldn’t constantly atone for the Nazis. A politician from the rightwing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has broken with the country’s postwar political […]

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Black Books

January 4, 2017 Longrider 10

Only not Bernard Black, it seems. A shop owner branded the ‘bookseller from hell’ because he charges customers 50p to enter his store has been […]

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Oh, I Can Fix That For You.

December 30, 2016 Longrider 1

Martin Kettle: Nevertheless, the progressive alliance option is undoubtedly a growing debate. At its core are three propositions. The first is that the majority of […]

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Railing On

December 26, 2016 Longrider 2

Set aside for a moment the irony of the Labour Party accusing anyone of hypocrisy, perhaps they have an alternative to the rail network shutdowns […]