831 Lords into 80 Senators: if not now, when?
By Brian Barder / @brianlb The government’s proposals for House of Lords ‘reform’ are a nonsense, but that’s…
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The English riots: consequences as well as causes
By Brian Barder / @brianlb More than enough has been written from all parts of the political spectrum…
We must campaign urgently to support Ken Clarke
By Brian Barder / @brianlb Recently, I celebrated what looked like the impending abolition of the vicious system…
Labour should be backing Clarke, not trying to get him sacked
By Brian Barder / @brianlb Yesterday Ed Miliband and the usually equally reliable shadow Justice Secretary, Sadiq Khan,…
The Scottish independence issue: there’s a better way
By Brian Barder / @brianlb The achievement by the Scottish National Party in May 2011 of an overall…
Royal wedding: does it matter? In some ways, yes
By Brian Barder / @brianlb It was magnificent and on the day it went without a hitch. Good…
The strong case for the Libyan intervention, and two reservations
By Brian Barder / @brianlb OpenDemocracy has published online two excellent articles stating the case for the current…
Libya: Fine, but why Britain?
By Brian Barder / @brianlb David Cameron had earned generous tributes to his success in securing a tough…
Libya: ten unpopular reflections for the weekend
By Brian Barder / @brianlb Reading the papers and the blogs on Libya this week, I find myself…
Is Labour’s defence policy about to go disastrously wrong?
By Brian Barder / @brianlb Because of the horrors unfolding in Libya, voices are again being heard calling…
