Category Archives: Politics

There is a petition here. While it calls for an inquiry into the deaths, it is not just about the recent events, but the blockade as a whole. The original aim was over 200,000 signatures, which it has comfortable achieved. They are now … Continue reading →

John McDonnell is only slowly getting enough nominations to stand for the Labour leadership. So far Ed Balls, Ed Miliband and David Miliband have been successfully nominated. That’s hardly a broad set of choices – all ex-cabinet ministers from the Brown … Continue reading →

There are several reports on the deaths on the flotilla of ships in the eastern Mediterranean that are worth reading. And I don’t just mean those that condemn Israel’s actions – it’s also important to read those that take other views. … Continue reading →

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/may/25/eu-crisis-catastrophic-consequences

http://www.peterjoneschina.com/products/products.asp?pid=2916&largeimage=1&i (thanks to Ben for alerting me to this…)

Miliband, Miliband, Balls… and no Cruddas… very disappointing and representing a tiny part of the political spectrum within the party. John McDonnell wants to stand, but the Labour party electoral system means he has to get 34 MPs to nominate … Continue reading →

The Conservative-Liberal Democrat deal is here. Lots of things to comment on. But just one part for now… The parties agree to the establishment of five year fixed-term parliaments. A Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government will put a binding motion before … Continue reading →

Graham Harman has an interesting post about the age of Cameron and Clegg here. His point is that he and they are near contemporaries and could have been at school together – Harman was born in 1968, Cameron 1966 and … Continue reading →