It’s official – the snoopers were busy in 2012
There were more than half a million official requests for “data tracking of individuals” – details of the …
Brian Barder
The case for better pay for MPs
The leaders of all three major political parties, and most of their parliamentary followers, have responded with predictable…
Say No to the recall of MPs!
I have been surprised by the extent of media and other support, including editorially by the Guardian, for…
Cameron’s EU speech: a fraud and a gamble
David Cameron’s EU speech on January 23rd signalled a reversal of his position on a referendum: formerly, he…
What Labour should do about honours
The publication of the 2013 New Year’s Honours List should remind us of the unsatisfactory character of the…
3 possible explanations for Cameron’s Leveson defection
Why have David Cameron and the Coalition Tories rejected Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendation of a law to guarantee…
At last – Indeterminate Sentences are about to be abolished
The Ministry of Justice has at last set the date for the abolition of Indeterminate Sentences for Public…
Scotland, Home Rule and the EU: Labour’s opportunity
David Cameron has committed two inexplicable blunders in his handling of the referendum on independence for Scotland, to…
David Laws and the 50% tax rate – is this worse than calling a cop a pleb?
In her Guardian article today, Polly Toynbee quotes David Laws, now back in government, as saying: “As a liberal,…
Is it time for Labour and the LibDems to start talking?
“…let me be clear: I have repeatedly stated that coalition government will not occur unless it is preceded…
