Churchill or Bust?
There are so many big lies in the world – think Brexit Bus or the current outpourings from the Whitehouse – that there is a danger that the little lies…
Is Trump a God? The Consolations of Mythology.
Bernard Knox’s introduction to Robert Fagles’ translation of The Iliad contains an interesting discussion on the nature of the gods and heroes of Greek myth. In contrast to the moral…
Labour and Article 50
Jeremy Corbyn is coming in for a lot of criticism over the three line whip on MPs to vote for the Government motion on Article 50. But what was the…
Yet Another Baseless Labour Party Scare Story
Labour Officials warned to be on the alert for violent behaviour at Labour Party Conference. This is a headline in today’s i paper. Apparently there is a memo, we are…
A Tale of Two Headlines
On Tuesday 19th July the Northwest Evening Mail was dominated by the news that the renewal of Trident guaranteed the future prosperity of Barrow-in-Furness, where BAe Systems will build the…
Corbyn’s critics plumb new depths
On Sunday Nick Cohen wrote a column in the Observer: Extremism thrives because of cowardly collaborators. It was fairly run of the mill. Republican politicians who pride themselves on their…
Will Theresa May keep her promise to deliver “A Better Britain?”
There has been a lot of talk about Theresa May occupying the centre ground and even threatening to undercut Labour with a speech that would not have sounded out of…
Cameron Blew it Over Brexit. So Lets Blame Corbyn
One narrative that is emerging to explain the outcome of the EU Referendum hinges on the claim that the Labour Party did not deliver the vote in its traditional northern…
Brexit? Blame it on Corbyn!
I am very angry with David Cameron. If the Remain camp is right and Brexit would be an unmitigated disaster for the UK why is he risking all our futures…
Tony Benn: the legacy
Herbert Shapiro is probably not that well known here in the UK. The son of Russian, Jewish immigrants he was a professor of history in the United States from 1964…