The public spending delusion
1 JULY 2024 | OPINION
Austerity, austerity, and austerity: you’ve heard it before, haven’t you? Who hasn’t – and this is the point. But it’s...
Palestine and poppies
10 NOVEMBER 2023 | OPINION
As the period of Remembrance approaches this weekend, Armistice Day has been overshadowed by a bitter row over the possibility...
Why political leaders must listen to their grassroots
19 SEPTEMBER 2023 | OPINION
If the last few years have taught politicians anything, it’s that grassroots activism matters. So why do they continue to...
Keegan’s Bluff: Does anyone ever say journalists have done a ‘f-ing...
7 SEPTEMBER 2023 | OPINION
The Education Secretary's ITV outburst has sparked an interesting discussion about public interest journalism and what reporters should and shouldn't...
Have you got a licence for that opinion?
15 JUNE 2023 | OPINION
From the backs of football shirts to the front door of the Foreign Office, we have seen speech becoming criminalised....
Mizzy the Menace – jerk or knee-jerk?
24 MAY 2023 | OPINION
“Mizzy” (real name Bacari-Bronze O'Garro) has perfectly captured public outrage in recent days. He has done this by posting videos...
A bad day for useful idiots
4 APRIL 2023 | OPINION
Today, on 4 April 2023, Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO.
This is a very good day for NATO and...
What is the UN for? It is beyond a joke
1 APRIL 2023 | OPINION
Happy April Fool's Day! How do we know? Because Russia is taking over as chair of the UN Security Council.
After...
The recorded rise in inflation and the potential consequences for trade...
23 MARCH 2023 | OPINION
Yesterday was a tumultuous day in British politics; whether it be the Boris Johnson Privileges Committee hearing, the usual theatrics...
This Budget is a gallon of gruel – Richard Tice
16 MARCH 2023 | OPINION
Spin, bluster, sound and noise always rage around any Budget. Do you get that strange feeling of having heard all...