From Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia – it’s time to end Britain’s lethal arms peddling
Politics has its cycles, not just elections, but events that come around again and again. But that doesn’t make it repetitive. No event occurs twice in the same political environment,…
Galloway’s win should be a wake up call to the left
This morning Ladbrokes will begin the biggest payout in British by-election history. George Galloway, who entered the race as a 33-1 outsider, has won the Bradford West election by a…
Pissing on the flag
Another day, another scandal involving United States servicemen. This time it's four marines pissing on the corpses of Taliban fighters they’ve killed. Each time this happens we’re asked to treat…
Happy Armed Forces Day
UK fatalities Iraq: 179 UK fatalities Afghanistan: 374 US fatalities Iraq: 4463 US fatalities Afghanistan: 1663 Iraqi fatalities: 100,000+ (perhaps as high as a million) Afghan fatalities: 10,000+ (No…
A tribute to Brian Haw 1949-2011
Brian Haw, who has died aged 62, had the distinction of being one of the few people with a law dedicated to stopping his activities. His protest in Parliament Square…
A World in Crisis… What is the Alternative?
I spent this weekend nosing round some of the fascinating buildings in the Edinburgh Doors Open Day and at the POD Village Fair in Portobello. Last Sunday I enjoyed the…
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…