Ministry of Truth

Iain Dale is little short of incredulous at the suggestion that the Tories might attempt to put up Greg Dyke against Ken Livingstone as a joint Tory/Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of London. No real surprise in that, although what more interest is what appears to be something […]

As someone who , a while back, spent a considerable amount of time debating on US political forums, I would reasonably consider myself something of a veteran – by British standards – when it comes to the question of gun control and the 2nd Amendment to US Constitution. […]

Every so often, as a Labour Party member, you come across a Tory who is an absolute godsend – if you’ll excuse the use of religious allusion by a confirmed atheist. Back in the Thatcher days you were spoiled for choice although no one ever quite came close […]

I must express my gratitude to Dizzy for providing an exemplary piece of evidence to support that whatever else you might like to call Iain Dale, ‘blogging expert’ is not an epithet that you could every reasonably apply to him. Here’s Iain, from last week, waxing lyrical about […]

It seems you can’t move at the moment for media speculation about the possibility of a Blairite challenge for the party leadership – today’s bout of overheated rumour mongering and misdirected briefing comes courtesy of the BBC: The Labour Party’s website is likely to play a pivotal role […]

Bloody hell, I’ve been meme’d not once, not twice but three times in a matter of days – twice as a ‘thogger’ (Thinking Blogger, apparently) by Paul Linford and DK, and once by Bob Piper who, courtesy of Tim Ireland, wants to know if I can remember what […]

Light bloggage this week due to workload and the impending onset of a head cold, but I can’t pass up the opportunity to comment on the vote to ‘in principle’ commission a replacement for Trident and Tom Watson’s suggestion that the following, heavily fisked, points make the argument […]

Well, well, well… what are we to make of yet another story of a Tory-in-a-tangle over a race relations matter? According to Iain Dale, while Cameron was right to sack Patrick Mercer from his, now former, front bench position, there are things to be said in mitigation of […]

IDIOT, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot’s activity is not confined to any special field of thought or action, but “pervades and regulates the whole.” He has the last word in everything; […]

We will respect MPs’ decision on Lords, says Straw Jack Straw today vowed to respect the decision of MPs in creating a wholly or predominantly elected House of Lords. The Commons leader rejected claims that last night’s historic vote in favour of a wholly elected upper chamber was […]