This voter registration drive. Why, exactly?
High turnout is good. It is an unequivocal Good Thing. In fact, it is perhaps the only social…
Rob Marchant
The left’s tale of two cities
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom,…
This is not nationalisation: it is merely theft
“THOMAS MORE: …And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned around on you–where would you…
Stand firm, Ed
Let’s get a couple of things straight first. This is not a post somehow arguing to somehow “break…
Faced with anti-Semitism, the left commentariat’s eerie silence
Well, mostly: there are always exceptions. “No-one can justify the Toulouse attacks”, said Stop The War Coalition’s Lindsey…
Why Occupy failed
I have to make a confession. I haven’t really engaged with Occupy London – evicted yesterday from St…
The so-called party of law and order is failing on counter-terrorism
On Monday, Abu Qatada, widely recognised to be one of the world’s most dangerous men, was released on…
Camps vs Garzón: an extraordinary inversion of justice
Imagine a major British political figure, like the Mayor of London or the First Minister of Scotland, in the middle…
Democracy falters, in a country near you
All of us sometimes have mixed feelings about the EU but, in one area, even its harshest critics…
Labour’s Groundhog Year
The New Year. Our thoughts and hopes for the future. A difficult year behind. Another one ahead. Sound…
