The key battles of May’s local elections
Shaun Bailey’s ‘Conservative’ vision for London is one we have come to expect of a neo-conservative party that understands the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Why the redecoration of Number 10 does matter to us all
If a Tory donor gave money to redecorate Number 10, this will have been a purchase of favour and influence – not a mere donation. We should all be interested in what value suspected donors might have gotten for their money.
Scotland’s Hate Crime Bill is a free speech nightmare
The Law Society flagged up concerns, as did the National Secular Society and religious groups, who all have a shared fear that this could lead to certain performances or speeches being censored.
Taking control of your emotions
To be ruled by your emotions is to act as all the worst measures of humanity; sometimes as a tyrant, sometimes as a coward, as a sycophant, a thief, an abuser and so much more.
The Cummings storm
If Cummings is right about anything, it is that the machinery of government is not fit for purpose, and is staffed by poison-spitting incompetents. It is high time that this truth was given high-profile exposure.