There is a Tony Blair problem. Not because the former Prime Minister still wields real power, but because too many in the political class continue to treat him as a sage rather than as the architect of a settlement that collapsed under its own contradictions. The Morning Star’s description of him as a “cadaverous incarnation … Continue reading
Nearly 60,000 warrants issued. Tens of thousands still outstanding. Victims waiting years. Defendants vanishing abroad. Channel 4’s Dispatches investigation into Britain’s fugitive problem arrives not as a curiosity from the margins of criminal justice but as a warning from its centre. What happens to public faith when appearing for trial begins to look less like an obligation … Continue reading
Gaza lies in ruins. The West Bank is carved into fragments. Abroad, governments talk of recognition. At home, despair deepens. Is the two-state solution finished—or still clinging to life? On 6 September 2025, Israel again told civilians to leave Gaza City as ground operations intensified. Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 64,000 Palestinians have been … Continue reading
928 words, 5 minutes read time. The UK government’s latest proposals to tackle benefit fraud—including seizing money directly from bank accounts and banning claimants from driving—are being condemned by campaigners as an unprecedented attack on the rights of some of the most vulnerable members of society. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, introduced to … Continue reading
The Solidarity Trade Union has launched a withering attack on the UK Independence Party (UKIP). UKIP are accused by the Union of wanting to victimise workers by scrapping legislation protecting working hours, holidays, overtime, redundancy and sick pay. The Union claims that UKIP want to undermine the NHS and sneak in privatisation. They say that … Continue reading
I guess I’m not the only parent to be asked by their kid: “Daddy, have I ate horse?”. It’s not the kind of question I would have predicted if you asked me a while back, but given reports on the news recently it became more likely. Sadly the answer is: “Yes, probably”. The news started … Continue reading