Slash on Burns Night for Edinburgh’s voluntary sector
Edinburgh Council has been in a mess for quite some time. Since May 2007, most would agree. The Liberal Democrat led (SNP supported) administration has presided over a number of…
We can’t go on like this. Cut the deficit obsession, not the deficit.
There have been a number of mash ups of the David Cameron “We can’t go on like this” poster. Possibly the most entertaining is this: There has been, however, a…
A majority in search of a party on Afghanistan
Mark Ballard once, with a smirk on his face, told me that Nigel Farage (the then UKIP leader) listed his interests as real ale, military history and cricket. He suggested…
How the Irish Greens got f**ked by Fianna Fáil
Possibly the first 'viral' moment in the Dáil (Irish Parliament) was provided by the Green TD for Dublin Mid-West, Paul Gogarty. It's certainly eye (and ear) catching: After nearly 20…