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The British have a talent for self-deprecation. For someone with American origins this is nothing…
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A Prayer for Contingency
Last October, my parents paid a visit to London. They spent the first few days…
The Politics of Waste
Commentators often try to obscure simple truths by utilising the dry vocabulary of economics. Behind…
Prime Minister Faustus
As a supporter of the Green Party, the results of the Local and European elections…
The Verdant Revolution
One of my favourite words is verdant. In order to spare any readers the agony…
Education, Education, Education
I’m not a big fan of Georg Friedrich Handel’s operas. For those who aren’t familiar…
In Office, But Not In Power
Beating up on Gordon Brown has all the appeal of shooting roadkill. The corpse may…
The Revolt on Platform Seven
London has lost much of its swagger over the past twelve months. When we think…
Review: A View from the Foothills by Chris Mullin
[AMAZONPRODUCT=1846682231] Perhaps the most depressing aspect of Britain’s Labour government is the amount of conformity…