david_herdson

Indeed. And in so doing they are throwing away some of their best diplomatic counters and soft power. By placing themselves on the same playing field as terrorists, despots, radicals and extremist go… (View Post)

Memes do not necessarily represent reality, nor are they necessarily reflective of what the public as a whole is seeing. Rather than Reform being given too much space, the party that's really out of … (View Post)

And for those who say the problem can be solved by the removal of Israel? Once you start down that road, be careful where you go. (View Post)

FWIW, I think the story of Yusuf leaving / returning to Reform was over-reported by the Beeb but then it routinely over-reports personnel shuffling / gossip / plotting in preference policy in all par… (View Post)

The way Israel is carrying on is more likely to radicalise not only Palestinian opinion but Arab and muslim opinion more widely (as indeed we see in this country). But I don't accept the premise that… (View Post)