Monthly Archives: May 2010

I have a disturbing habit. I like to visit Stormfront, the home of “White Pride Worldwide” and have a look around at the “lifestyle” sections. These posts are the result. The Heart doesn’t know. Online forums are all the same. … Continued

Negative political adverts work best when they’re funny and true. This one is both. (for those unfamiliar with Welsh politics, Kirsty Williams is the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats. She is seen here meeting her new ally, the Secretary … Continued

Iain Duncan Smith has a series of interviews in the papers this morning highlighting his plans for Welfare reform. Before we on the left lay into him, can I suggest an alternative – that we take him at his word … Continued

I know I’ve been banging on about this, but if we haven’t already realised how big a challenge Labour faces on the economy and the deficit, yesterday’s Queen’s speech debate rammed it home. The Coalition strategy will be to claim … Continued

I think AB nails the question that Labour’s Leadership candidates will have to answer, whether they like it or not. “Could you say how *you* would reduce an underlying deficit widely estimated at £60-70bn (or why all the estimates of … Continued

A word of admiration: Why did the Coalition announce their cuts before the Queen’s speech? Why, so the media narrative would have to move on the very next day, and no-one would be interested in pulling the threads of the … Continued

I am surprised at how positive I am about the news that Oona King is standing to be Labour’s candidate for London mayor. Surprised not because I previously thought Oona sucked, but because I’d approached the Mayoral selection with a … Continued

First of all, a visceral reaction. Seeing two wealthy, privately educated men whose families were able to give them an excellent start in life decide that even a mite of support to poorer families is a waste of money made me … Continued

First of all, I am incredibly grateful for every comment on this site – I kind of take everyone who bothers to post as a massive compliment, even if it is to say that I suck. Quite often I do … Continued

I have a shameful hobby. I like to go to Stormfront, the “White Nationalist” website, and read the threads. It’s like bizzarro world. Sometimes you’ll get a thread about cooking or something, and it’ll be a perfectly normal discussion, and … Continued