The coalition experiment is over
The Coalition experiment is over. Nick Clegg’s announcement today that House of Lords reform will no longer be…
Anthony Painter
A people’s history to replace Old Toryism – the Danny Boyle legacy
Danny Boyle claimed not to be pursuing a theory in the Olympics opening ceremony. He wasn’t making a…
If the Chancellor doesn’t radically change course – he’s a fool
Keynes once said (or perhaps said), “When the facts change I change my mind. What do you do,…
The state needs a Self Determination Act
The British state is a monster and it’s a consequence of its constitution. Ministerial responsibility, the centralised, unitary…
Labour’s lost voters – lego politics or grand design?
Another day, another initiative. Today it’s a new project called ‘5 million votes’ from a group of E-milibandistas.…
Fisking the case against Lords reform
If Labour has a sense of triumphalism or schadenfreude at the withdrawal of the programme motion on the…
Indecision in the national interest
Slowly but surely the question of whether the UK should have an in/out referendum on its membership of…
Livingstone’s loss shows why Labour must change
By the end of London’s mayoral elections both main party leaders could have been forgiven for quietly wishing…
The left’s choice
George Papandreou’s victory was spectacular. Facing the failed New Democracy Government under Kostas Karamanlis, a party that in…
PMQs verdict: David Cameron’s Mega-Shambles
If the Budget is an ‘omni-shambles’ then David Cameron’s performance at Prime Minister’s Questions was a mega-shambles. Something…
