Just realised I never did anything on the most recent Bush/Kerry clash. It seems a bit late now, and when it’s already been summed up so effectively, there doesn’t seem much point any more… 22 days to go, predictions are … Continue reading →

I thought it was the European Union he wanted to wreck, not the UK Independence Party? In an interview with the Telegraph over the weekend (registration required) Kilroy’s rabid arrogance seems to have finally slipped beyond his limited control. Having … Continue reading →

So, farewell then, Jaques Derrida, who has died aged 74. The quote, from Jaques Chirac, is almost an understatement. Derrida’s ideas on phenomenology and contributions to the “post-modernist” and post-structuralist movements (with the likes of Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, Jaques … Continue reading →

Thus spake EU Parliament Chief Josep Borrell about the proposed new EU Commissioner for Justice, Rocco Buttiglione. For why? Well, largely because he’s a traditionalist Italian Catholic (plus friend of both the Pope and the rabidly corrupt Italian PM Silvio … Continue reading →

According to Sky News Well done, Tony. Edit: The Guardian has more and leaves some room for hope. Saturday update: So much for hope… It was pretty much inevitable once he had been captured, and there wasn’t much that the … Continue reading →

So, how much are MP’s worth? Well, Tony Blair’s �15.75, Michael Howard’s �10.48, while the blogging MP for Grimsby (and good-egg) Austin Mitchell is a bargain-bucket �1.72. Just came across Polidex – apologies if this is old news. Pick up … Continue reading →

So a brief calm between the policy-fest of the conference season and the fluster of the Commons being back in session. The findings of the Iraqi Survey Group. Blair, predictably, has said that war was still justified and – much … Continue reading →

It’s a moderately catchy quote, and spot on. Shame the same can’t be said for the rest of David Davis’ speech today at the Tory Conference. The decision to launch the meaningless “War on Crime” by showing a video of … Continue reading →

“Vote Blair get Brown” is being hinted at as a key phrase in the Tories’ forthcoming election campaign. Of course this seems to ignore the obvious riposte from LAbour (or indeed anyone else): Vote Howard, get Howard.

Tax and Europe? Eh? What now? How exactly, Mr Howard? Labour have (stupidly and anti-democratically) promised to hold referenda on the Euro and the proposed European constitution, allowing people to have their ill-informed say. Tax (and inflation) has been lower … Continue reading →

Yesterday I mentioned Robert Kilroy-Silk’s announcement that he wanted to be leader of the UK Independence Party. This was, in part, due to his assumption that he’d have the backing of the UKIP’s major financial backer. He doesn’t. Ha ha … Continue reading →

Well, the Tories are on to yet another vote-winner. Launching “Vote Blair, get Brown” as a slogan would make a good vote-winner for Labour, whose single biggest election liability is the prime Minister, but for the Tories to try it … Continue reading →

Peter Mandelson faces questioning from MEPs today, and unsurprisingly seems to have found his toughest challenges coming from the British contingent. While Mandy promises to be a team player, amazingly an interesting point was raised by a UKIP MEP, Nigel … Continue reading →

Hurrah! My views on the man have already been stated, but it never hurts to emphasise the point. Not only do we have the Blair/Brown business heating up following the PM’s announcement he’ll step down after a full third term … Continue reading →