July 2010

Despite attempts by the US administration to downplay the impact of the recently leaked files on the Afghan conflict, reports have revealed that it could put many lives at risk.

There is an interesting table produced by the New Republic symposium on Afghanistan giving an overview of what has – and hasn’t – changed since the Taliban were…

The story of the JP who was required to apologise for complaining about a foreign defendant has already been covered in the Daily Mail. But what struck me when I read the

Apparently on the first night of Don Giovanni one of those supersized Glyndebourne programmes tumbled out of the upper circle into the orchestra pit. It happened at the start of the overture.

UPDATE: The final paragraph relating to the source of David Miller's funding has been edited. Professor David Miller, who operates the SpinWatch, SpinProfiles and Neocon Europe websites, has responded to a piece

Every time an Islamist mass murderer self detonates in a crowd of civilians, be it in Pakistan, Tel Aviv or London, there will almost unfailingly be a scramble by their apologists and

No names, but recently I offered my services to a member of the campaign team of one of the Labour leadership candidates. "When the Brownites come for you, when craven lobby correspondents

The quid pro quo for Tories accepting the AV system is to wrap it up with a package which will cut the number of Parliamentary constituencies. Nick Clegg was full of wind

Next year's referendum on the alternative vote is meant to be the pivot on which the coalition government will swivel. The thinking runs that if the Liberals lose then they have no