At least, that’s the inevitable reaction of any rabidly pro-Bush right-wingers who get a chance to see (or hear about) the superb documentary The Power of Nightmares: The Politics of Fear which just aired on BBC2. If you missed it, … Continue reading →

Yep, the PM has once again displayed his singular lack of historical awareness. As World War One kicked off in 1914, and the British Expeditionary Force disappeared off to fight on the Western Front, the soldiers and the country were … Continue reading →

Anthony Wells points out that Mystery Bob‘s Kilroy/UKIP spoof site and Kilroy’s response to it has been spotted by The Guardian, who have tracked down the mysterious one’s secret identity and got a quote. Wells also has a very good … Continue reading →

This blog will shortly benefit from the input of a new writer from north of the border, which will hopefully ensure further regular updates about items of interest from around the world from a slightly less London-centric perspective. Plus it … Continue reading →

So said Foreign Secretary Jack Straw yesterday about the proposed deployment of British troops into the part of Iraq affectionately known as “the triangle of death”. So why do I get the distinct impression that we aren’t going to? And … Continue reading →

The European Social Forum was going on in London this weekend – effectively an excuse for crusties and filthy pinko liberals to rant on about the perils of globalisation, the illegality of the Iraq war, and how much they hate … Continue reading →

Considering how Rupert Murdoch‘s Fox News is so rabidly pro-Bush, it’s somewhat surprising to learn that his Sunday Times has been conducting an investigation designed to politically harm Vice President Dick Cheney. Everyone knows that Cheney’s connection to oil company … Continue reading →

Post-debate poll results are hitting in force, and it looks like Kerry managed to piss just about everyone off with his reference to Dick Cheney’s daughter. For those who missed it, the candidates were asked if they thought homosexuality was … Continue reading →

Poor old Boris has got himself into a spot of bother thanks to a rather poorly-judged comment in The Spectator, bemoaning the country’s response to Ken Bigley’s death as an over-reaction. Boris has apologised, and his boss at Conservative Central … Continue reading →

I�ve had another one of those comments which deserves a response in full � this time about a post I did about a pamphlet highlighting how shit the UKIP are which has been produced by the Labour MEP Richard Corbett, … Continue reading →

Via the wonderful place that is B3ta, where I spend far more time than is strictly healthy, comes the news that our old friend Kilroy is threatening to sue a webmonkey over the delightful video which has been at spoof … Continue reading →

Robert Mugabe is a raving lunatic who has been buggering up Zimbabwe for years. His political opponents are regularly beaten up and threatened. He has used loyal police and soldiers to intimidate voters at the polls. He has banned most … Continue reading →

The death has been announced of Conrad Russell, fifth Earl Russell, Lib Dem peer, and – most importantly – foremost of the generation of revisionist historians who did so much to enrich our understanding of the British civil wars.

It’s a bit of a shame Kerry couldn’t deliver the killer blow, but unfortunately Bush seems to have got his game a little bit back on track. The first poll, the results of which were released by ABC news 25 … Continue reading →