Bin Laden’s killing: Four questions and a funeral
By Rupert Read 1) Obama said to Congress yesterday that Bin Laden was "captured and killed". Does that imply that he was captured alive, and then shot in the head?…
11 reasons to vote Yes on Thursday
1) AV abolishes tactical voting. Have you ever voted for someone you didn't like in order to keep someone you liked even less out? If you haven't, I'm sure lots…
Osama bin Laden is Dead. We must exorcise his ghost from our Nightmares
2011 has been a momentous year. The ripple of Arab revolutions across the Mediterranean, the tsunami that hit Japan and the resultant nuclear problems, and now the death of Osama…
#facebookpurge & #squatageddon: we should have seen this coming
We should have seen it coming. All of the pieces were lined up. When the police told most of the people arrested at Fortnum & Mason's that their sole bail…
A reluctant republican
I am, I have to confess, a reluctant republican. Call me a wet fart of a liberal if you wish, but I just don’t have a raging desire to set…
GDP figures – what’s Osborne’s plan?
First, let's teach some journalists a little basic maths. 100 - of 100 = 100 - That's of is + = To put it another way, if GDP…
Taking democratic reform beyond electoral reform
Next week we'll go to polls to vote for councillors, AMs, MSPs and a new voting system for Westminster. Then we'll all go back to our lives and forget about…
AV Referendum: Tories Abuse History. Will History Abuse the Tories?
Britain has not always had a first-past-the-post system, and voters usually had multiple votes. Any claims that AV runs against the history of Parliament or British voting is as misleading…
10 facts about Tesco
What with "Tesco Riots" taking place last night in Bristol's Stokes Croft area, I thought I'd write some things about Tesco. These are mostly from Tescopoly 1) 1 in every…
Democracy abolished in Michigan
The city of Benton Harbor in Michigan has now had its democracy abolished. Earlier this month, right wing Republican Governor Snyder secured from the State legislatures the power to declare…