by Archive | Sep 23, 2014
It’s a fact that the people who suffer most harm from government policies are the people least likely to vote. A common reason for not voting is that ‘it doesn’t make any difference’. It’s a fact that the people who suffer most harm from government policies are the...
by Archive | Sep 23, 2014
I remember the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and how, for a moment, I was seduced by the notion that we needed to re-run World War 2, ousting Saddam, the new Hitler. I remember the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and how, for a moment, I was seduced by the notion that we...
by Archive | Sep 18, 2014
Tomorrow (19 September 2014) it will be exactly eight months until the United Kingdom general election. It is also the day on which the provisions of the new Lobbying Act come into force, imposing significant restrictions on how charities, NGOs and other non-party...
by Archive | Sep 18, 2014
That’s what everyone would like to know. Tomorrow morning we will. In the meantime there is both curiosity and speculation about Scotland’s independence vote. That’s what everyone would like to know. Tomorrow morning we will. In the meantime there is...
by Archive | Sep 18, 2014
One of the most ingrained, and mistaken, ideas about the ‘Yes’ side of the Scottish independence referendum is that, as a friend from England wrote to me, “really its all about nationalism, identity and flag-waving.” One of the most ingrained,...
