Tsk. 1995 was The Battle of Britpop, Oasis v Blur. Far more important than the Battle of Britain. (View Post)

While the perennial Tory Leader Stakes is of great interest to the overstaffed lobby correspondents guild and PB’s commentariat, it’s really not to everyone else. The Man Utd of parties need to stick… (View Post)

Playing Devil's advocate, I think that attending a Hezbollah event might get one's visa looked at carefully, whatever the administration. But as with all these things I don't know the detail. (View Post)

We do have a two tier justice system. It’s a system that disproportionately imprisons ethnic minorities, especially of Afro-Caribbean background, for the same offences over white defendants. There is… (View Post)

Last year's book lists were dominated by Liz Truss' "Ten Years to Save the West" which, frankly, gets better every time you read it (View Post)