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One of the surest signs of David Cameron’s continued inability to control the Europhobic right of his party has been its dubious alliance with the ‘Alternative for Germany’ (AfD) party in the European parliament. Cameron has been repeatedly…
By James Stafford Students of modern history, like myself, learnt something astonishing from Prime Minister's Questions this week. The CPGB (yes, Conservative Party of Great Britain) 'won' the Cold War in the 1980s. This, you see, was the…
By James Stafford Ideology is back in politics. It's time our terminology caught up. The acid test of any political statement is whether or not it's possible for any sane person to disagree with it. "I want a stronger, fairer Britain,"…
By James Stafford In a tiny island country like Britain, which already boasts the highest per capita rate of flying in the world, 46 million short-hop flights a year is an unjustifiable expense. The language of austerity is apparently all…
By James Stafford Make no mistake: the sit-in by trade unionists and climate campers at the Vestas wind plants in Newport and Cowes on the Isle of Wight is a major embarassment for the government. Almost a month after the low-carbon…
