Daily Mail editorials aren’t the first place this blog would look for insightful and relevant comment, but today an interesting question is raised regarding the fate of the Lockerbie bomber […]
Who frees the Lockerbie bomber? Read More »
Jonathan Guthrie writes in the Financial Times about the problems faced by towns and cities once the economic reason for their prosperity goes into decline. Cities in the north of
The fate of declining communities Read More »
New Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper was on the radio this morning, discussing the new Child Poverty Bill. The aim of the bill is to pursue the government’s child
What kind of society do we want to be? Read More »
It may be safely said that Gordon Brown must have a strong constitution if he can withstand all that has been thrown at him and still remain prime minister. But
Gordon Brown’s constitution Read More »
The head of the Metropolitan Police has resigned, and the government is in uproar. Formerly, the appointment as Metropolitan Police Commissioner was in the hands of the Home Secretary, but
Farewell, Sir Ian Blair Read More »
A recent report by Policy Exchange attracted all kinds of the wrong headlines because it suggested that cities in the north of England might continue to decline, while cities in
An elegant definition of local politics in an article by P J O’Rourke in the Weekly Standard: Governor Sununu explained the importance of the “short control loop.” Your shower faucets
A definition of local politics Read More »
In a further development of the Conservative idea of English votes for English laws idea, Tory MP Sir Malcolm Rifkind is now toying with the notion of an English Grand
An English Grand Committee won’t work Read More »
A marvellous report on the BBC today that the Scottish Executive is being sidelined in the making of UK policy at European level. (Read the report here.) Of course, such
Representing Scotland Read More »
As Gordon Brown gets closer to becoming prime minister and accordingly tries to accentuate his Englishness, his opponents are trying to raise the barrier of his being Scottish. The latest
Balance and Gordon Brown Read More »
