The Curious Conservatism of the Radical Right
June 10, 2025
The word “radical” derives ultimately from the Latin radix meaning “root” (every so often my classical education demands an airing – yes, radix is “root’s”
Politics
Is Nigel Farage a Margaret Thatcher tribute act?
June 5, 2025
Anas Sarwar recently described Nigel Farage as a ‘Margaret Thatcher tribute act’. To be fair to the, albeit rather testy, leader of the Scottish Labour
Britain’s Borderless Betrayal
May 26, 2025
Credit where credit is due, congratulations are finally in order for Sir Keir Starmer. Despite an otherwise lacklustre 10 months in government, the Prime Minister
Starmer Has No Intention of Controlling Our Borders
May 24, 2025
There was a lot to like in Sir Keir’s speech on immigration last week. He vowed to ‘take back control’ and end the ‘one nation
The Delusion Bloc
May 21, 2025
The grand illusion of BRICS – that Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa could stand together as equals, forging a new world order beyond
Starmer Fights Them on the Beaches
May 19, 2025
There has been a run on loo paper in the coastal towns of France. The supermarket shelves are empty, not a pack of supersoft to
Looking the Other Way
May 10, 2025
“Well then, it should all just go away,” says the President in Tom Clancy’s Clear And Present Danger, the “it” in question being the secret
Reform Derangement Syndrome
May 7, 2025
It’s Brexit all over again. Democracy does what democracy has a habit of doing: putting those who have received the most votes into seats and
Keir Starmer: Authoritarian Without Authority
May 3, 2025
Unlike lower energy bills, winter fuel payments for pensioners and no tax rises for ‘working people’, Keir Starmer has finally discovered a manifesto pledge he