• Government in Waiting

    Is the Labour party presenting us with a different approach to managing the economy? Not on present evidence. So far, it seems to be identical to the Tories’. The Labour party seems to be the Conservative Party-in-waiting as much as the givernemnt-in-waiting!

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  • I believe the IDF

    I believe the IDF I don’t know if anyone’s noticed, but when the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) needs to put up a spokesman to respond to the latest criticisms of its actions they put up a senior officer (I think he’s a colonel, but I may be wrong) who is very suave, urbane, and, well,…

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  • What on Earth is Israel Up to?

    I struggle to understand how the war in Gaza will achieve the aims of the Israeli government. Unless there are aims not so clearly stated?

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  • The Emperor Has No Clothes On!

    The Tories boast of economic competence despite the fact that public services in all sectors are crumbling. This is a very modern telling of the Emperor Has No Clothes On!

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  • Paula Vennells

    Paula Vennells has expressed sorrow over the Post Office scandal, but she needs to do more.

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