Celebrating patriotism : How Labour can learn from Danny Boyle
By embracing a social democratic patriotism, the Olympic opening ceremony has succeeded where Labour MPs have failed. When…
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The charges against Cameron and Osborne
The charge sheet against Messrs Cameron and Osborne as the architects of the coalition’s economic strategy is growing,…
It’s All Over Now?
MPs have long been seen as being out of touch but Aidan Burley’s misunderstood tweet decrying the praised-to-the-rooftops…
The new Cold War warms up in Iran
One thing I sometimes forget is that people born before, say, 1980, didn’t really grow up, like I…
Brits increasingly want banks that do things differently
Over the coming weeks thousands of students will open a new bank account – often finding that as…
An Olympic sized legacy for London 2012
Many of you may have been one of the countless thousands straining to glimpse a sight of the…
Multiculturalism isn’t crap. It’s a fact.
Aidan Burley MP, the Conservative, caused a stir on Twitter when he referred to the Olympics opening ceremony,…
Have the Tories, the Daily Mail and the Olympics combined to kill off satire?
Have you seen the site ‘Literally Unbelievable‘? It’s entirely dedicated to recording instances of people who see articles…
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…
Ken was right – London is the place where the world comes together
Tom Copley’s London Eye So here we are at last. After seven years of careful planning and preparation…
