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Great mistakes in politics (No35) Liam Fox’s friendship with Adam Werritty
There’s an old saying in politics about keeping your friends close but your enemies closer. In this case it looks like UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox made the mistake of keeping his friends too c… more →
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Great mistakes in politics (No35) Liam Fox's friendship with Adam Werritty
wrote 7 months ago: There’s an old saying in politics about keeping your friends close but your enemies closer. In … more →
Political predictions they got wrong (No29) Our success in Afghanistan and Iraq
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wrote 8 months ago: Soon after September the 11th the USA and its allies launched their invasion of Afghanistan to remov … more →
The urgent need for banking reform now rather than later
wrote 8 months ago: The financial lobby have been out in force in the press and on TV news today critiquing John Vickers … more →
Five reasons to be optimistic about Libya's future
wrote 8 months ago: It’s good to have friends. Recently at the ‘Friends of Libya’ conference it turns out Libya has lots … more →
Great political movies (No39) United 93
wrote 8 months ago: United 93 starts with a man praying in his room before another figure enters and tells him its time … more →
The mainstream media coverage of the conflict in Libya
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wrote 9 months ago: Watching the media coverage of the fall of Tripoli I was struck by a strange feeling of deja-vu. On … more →
Why the Libya rebels need a better media strategy
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wrote 9 months ago: Yesterday everyone thought the revolution in Libya was all but over. The rebels appeared to be occup … more →
Five scenarios for the post-Gaddafi Libya
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wrote 9 months ago: Yesterday I wrote about the changing situation in Libya and how it might develop after the fall of G … more →
Planning for the post-Gaddafi future in Libya
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wrote 9 months ago: We appear to be approaching the endgame in Libya. Rebel troops, aided by coalition air strikes, are … more →
Political predictions they got wrong (No27) George Will predicts Tim Pawlenty or Mitch Daniels will get the Republican nomination
wrote 9 months ago: George Will is one of the most respected names in political journalism in the United States. While l … more →
Great political movies (No37) La Haine
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wrote 9 months ago: La Haine begins with news footage of young people rioting and looting in the streets. If it wasn … more →
The folly of cutting police funding
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wrote 9 months ago: I’ve seen a lot of knee jerk responses to the civil unrest that has swept Britain in recent da … more →
Social media and the UK riots
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wrote 9 months ago: Social media has already changed the way we converse, interact and even shop. Now it seems it could … more →
E-petitions and interest articulation
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wrote 9 months ago: Today it was all over the news that the first ‘e-petitions’ to the British government ha … more →
Is it ever ok for journalists to behave unethically?
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wrote 10 months ago: Obviously in an ideal world journalists wouldn’t have to behave in an unethical manner in orde … more →
Great political documentaries (No10) South of the Border
wrote 10 months ago: While Oliver Stone seems to have given up trying to make decent fictional films, he does appear to h … more →
Could the phone hacking scandal be the making of Ed Miliband?
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wrote 10 months ago: It’s often said that a week is a long time in politics, and never has this been more true than … more →
Great political TV series (No6) Torchwood - Children of Earth
wrote 10 months ago: Aliens coming to Earth to steal our natural resources is a fairly standard staple of science fiction … more →
As the News of the World closes when will the Sun on Sunday rise?
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wrote 10 months ago: Today marks the final edition of the News of the World; a 168 year old newspaper institution brought … more →
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