An Easter Reflection
As a Christian, my faith plays an important role in all my life including my work in Parliament. Today is Maundy Thursday and my mind has turned to Easter. As […]
Tag Archives: UK Politics
Poetry, Rebellion, and Justice
I’m quite the fan of words. I suppose I wouldn’t have a blog if I wasn’t. But I’ve posted about words before here, here and here. I love the clever […]
Arbitrary, Spiteful & Deeply Cynical
There’s a slow, seeping, realisation in the UK media that a disaster of epic proportions is heading for the British people. The tectonic speed of this realisation frustrates me immensely, […]
2012 – That Was The Year That Was
So the sun has set on 2012. Seems to have gone in the blink of an eye. I’ve been personally busy with work and home stuff and not really posted […]
The Surreality of Conference
Conference is a surreal thing. The conference itself is pretty much the same every year. Lots of set-piece speeches leaked to the press before-hand, a bit of debate from the […]
Why Now Was The Wrong Time For Cameron To Reshuffle
There are already hundreds of news articles, op-eds, and blogs discussing the rights and wrongs – and, indeed, the rights and lefts – of David Cameron’s reshuffle. They’ll tell you […]
And The Wheels Came Off…
Well, I’m back from my holidays with a bump. After the elated moods of the Olympics, I seem to have returned to the UK in its normal summer silly season […]
Labour and the Lords – History Misused
It’s fascinating to see the House of Commons beginning the 2nd reading of the Reform of the House of Lords Bill. Nick Clegg is being attacked by members of his […]
When Games Go Wrong
BBC Newsnight is a bit of a game. The presenters, most notably Jeremy Paxman, try to catch politicians out with a good line of questioning. Meanwhile, the politicians try to […]
Clegg, Cameron, And Europe: The Big Kerfuffle
What a kerfuffle, eh? The press do love a bit of a fight. Most journalism is about disagreement, difference and dissent. It creates drama and drives a story. In general, […]
