In his History of the Jews, Paul Johnson made the point that student anti-semitism has been a thing, pretty well since universities were founded. (View Post)

You could add Zimbabwe and Venezuela to the list. Appalling governments remain in power, so long as they enjoy the backing of the security forces. Whereas if enough of the security forces turn (like … (View Post)

I’d go for either cutting NI or raising income tax thresholds, if there is money available. Make work pay. (View Post)

Netanyahu is a sociopath, whose influence on Israeli politics is entirely malign. (View Post)

In some ways, Tower Hamlets is a parallel society. A majority of councillors belong to a religious-based political party, similar to the Protestant and Catholic parties that used to return councillor… (View Post)