Friday, 1 January 2016

Cameron's great reforming decade

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It’s heartwarming to start 2016 with the stirring words of David Cameron ringing in my ears. According to his New Year message , Britain i...
Wednesday, 30 December 2015

Thank you, Oliver Letwin, for making Tory views clear

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What a fine row has blown up following publication of Cabinet papers from 1985. The controversy has focused, in particular, on a memo sign...
Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Global warming: the deniers may be shrinking in numbers, but they're keeping the volume up...

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It was no doubt naive on my part to imagine that fewer and fewer people could seriously still be denying the reality of climate change. You ...
Sunday, 27 December 2015

Looking forward in the spirit of Pratchett

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There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, s...
Thursday, 24 December 2015

A Christmas message to a "Christian" Britain. Seriously, Cameron?

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David Cameron has shared his wisdom with us in his Christmas message to the UK. It seems that, here in Britain, we’re about to “celebrate th...
Tuesday, 22 December 2015

Ships that pass in the night aren't always sad

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The expression “ships that pass in the night” has a pathetic ring to it. But sometimes it’s better to pass a ship, even without stopping, th...
Saturday, 19 December 2015

Labour in Luton listens to CND: it may be time for a new direction

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It was good to see Kate Hudson, general secretary of CND (the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament), talking to Luton Labour Party this week. ...