Ayesha Hazarika’s advice in her Evening Standard column echoes what many political commentators have suggested. From their point of view neither Jeremy Corbyn nor Boris Johnson are suitable prime ministers. But one…
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Hold your nose and vote
Ayesha Hazarika’s advice in her Evening Standard column echoes what many political commentators have suggested. From their point of view neither Jeremy Corbyn nor Boris Johnson are suitable prime ministers. But one…
Is nationalising broadband a ‘crazed communist scheme’?
The Labour Party’s announcement that they will provide free fibre broadband to every home in the country by 2030 has hit the headlines today. It is an eye-catching claim. And Boris Johnson…
Should we vote Labour?
I have been looking at several left-wing websites, hoping to find a rationale for the position I have decided to take. And I do not see it. They all want me to…
Do we need billionaires?
When Jeremy Corbyn said a fair society would not contain billionaires, it did not seem controversial to me. The existence of an individual with access to one thousand million pounds (or dollars)…
#whattheysaid – Yasmin Alibhai Brown on parliamentary democracy
‘I am really proud of the parliamentarians. Some of them have taken a great risk, knowing that their own constituents are against some of what they voted for in parliament. And that’s…
Fear of election
The parliamentary opposition are running scared. It is not Boris Johnson they fear, it is the anger of the working class. Nobody is taken in by the parliamentary shenanigans. We can all…
Another dirty cop
Another police officer has been found guilty of a heinous offence. This time it is Lee Martin-Cramp, a 26 year old Metropolitan Police officer who was found guilty of rape. Martin-Cramp was…
Labour comes out for Remain
I was in Wales at the weekend where I saw a Sunday morning political programme. All 8 of the parties putting up candidates for the EU elections were represented. I was struck…
Labour comes out as a Remain party
I was in Wales at the weekend where I saw a Sunday morning political programme. All 8 of the parties putting up candidates for the EU elections were represented. I was struck…