The End of the Conservative Party
Outrage, but no surprise. Jeremy Hunt’s close relationship with Rupert Murdoch’s empire is the subject…
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Shopping Blues
The Trafford Centre is an undeniably impressive place. I could see its large glass dome…
Cruel Sports
Not far from here, the European weightlifting championships are taking place. This is apparently very…
A View from Antalya
There’s nothing quite like the Muslim call to prayer. I heard it earlier this afternoon…
A Mayor for Bradford? No, Thanks!
I don’t think anyone ever thought there was much love lost between Boris Johnson and…
A Plague of Hobgoblins
What a difference a panic makes. Last Thursday, I decided I’d go shopping on my…
Why Galloway?
George Galloway shouldn’t be a Member of Parliament. Apart from his overblown theatrics, his comic…
A Modest Proposal
I remember 1997. I know what it was like to live under the last Conservative…