Review: “Capitalism: A Love Story” by Michael Moore
[AMAZONPRODUCT=B0036QV860] I am not a big fan of Michael Moore’s work. This isn’t because of…
Month: May 2010
Laws & Order
So David Laws, Chief Secretary of the Treasury, is gay. The revelation was exploded forth…
Review: “Nothing to Envy” by Barbara Demick
[AMAZONPRODUCT=1847080146] If there was a competition for the “most pointless” country in the world, North…
The Return of the Coping Classes
About two years ago, the term “coping classes” came into vogue to describe a set…
Dear Prudence
The budget cuts have already hit close to home. Prior to the election, Gordon Brown…
God Save the Queen…But Not the Monarchy
The Royal Family has rarely been the focus of my attention. To me, they’re rather…
Daniel Cohn-Bendit: Greece’s Financial Woes
An impassioned plea for reason from one of Europe’s leading Greens:
The Habit of Coalition
I’ve been reliably informed that around about the time of Gordon Brown’s departure from Downing…
The Green Moment
In retrospect, the formation of the Coalition Government was probably inevitable. The mathematics largely dictated…
The Dynamics of a Deal
It would be a mistake to assume that any political party is a monolith or…