The State of UK Politics Through A Pop-Culture Filter
Introduction Politics and the arts go hand in hand. Popular culture is a reflection of society, or society is a reflection of popular culture, I’m not sure. Its one or the other. But you get the...
View ArticleDiane Abbott & the "Reverse Kinnock Effect"
Those with long memories will remember Neil Kinnock confronting Margaret Thatcher in the House of Commons. He used to bounce off her at Prime Minister's Questions like a rubber rugby ball: red-faced,...
View Article“I'm Spartacus and I reject the Deal too!”
Apparently 40% of Lib Demmers (of which I count myself 'a sort') would not have voted for Clegmania if they KNEW that the Libs would strike up a deal with the Tories. Obviously this is paradigm...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne: 'We are all in this together'
George Osborne, a man with an estimated personal fortune of £4 million, heir to the Osborne baronetcy, said it again yesterday. It’s a high risk strategy. Britain is still gripped by a phony cuts war....
View ArticleBritain: In Thrall to Inequality
Discuss this post Are British politics in an ideological vacuum? The three great ideological positions of the post-war period – the unionised welfare state, Thatcherism and the 'Third Way' – all appear...
View ArticleCameron Letter to Libyan Rebels
The Daily Telegraph reported on 8th March 2011 that the MI6 officer seized during the botched SAS mission to Libya was carrying a note signed by David Cameron. In a politicsworldwide.com exclusive we...
View ArticleTime to play the Thatcher–Kinnock trick on the Tories?
Ed Miliband is hopeless. He lisps. Words emerge through his sinuses like strangled cats. He waves his arms about and points his finger like Osama bin Laden threatening a European Caliphate. Cruel...
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