God Save the Queen…But Not the Monarchy
The Royal Family has rarely been the focus of my attention. To me, they’re rather…
Year: 2010
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…
A Time of Troubles
For me, this election only had two highlights. The first occurred when the voters of…
Thoughts on Polling Day
In many respects, this is a day like any other. The alarm clock’s intervention was…
In Praise of Weak Government
I’ve experienced this election mostly through the medium of social networking; Twitter, Facebook and a…
A Voter’s Guide to a Dead Constituency
At long last, my area received a dose of politics. Yesterday, there was a parade…
A Matter of Class
Mercifully, I didn’t listen to most of yesterday’s debate. I was enjoying the pleasures of…