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Last week two of the most inspirational figures of the post-1945 Britain’s left came together, so to speak, at a memorial service in St Martin’s in the Field, by Trafalgar Square. They were Peter Townsend, whose memorial it...
Anyone would like to buy a copy of The Sunday Times this weekend and send me the free Blur live CD that's going to be included? An it harm none, do as you will. The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and...
Who would win, and how? (Please note, the Green Ranger and Master Splinter are waiting to be tagged in at any point) TMNT ... I'll write you a script later, but basically, it'll be Pizzagate 2. "He's mad that trusts in the...
It's disquieting the EU's UK cheerleaders don't even seem to know who wields power on the continent "The little-known Belgian president Herman van Rompuy ," said Gavin Esler on Newsnight last night, maintaining the spirit of a...
Gareth Young invited me to ‘The Future of England’ . A debate that followed the annual general meeting of the Campaign for an English Parliament. In plucky fashion it was held in the House of Commons on the day of the State...
On this day 40 years ago I was a small cog in what proved to be a giant wheel of change in the British newspaper trade. At 22, I was a raw down-table news sub on the first issue of a tabloid newspaper, The Sun . It was on the...
There will be two memorial events to celebrate the life of one of this country's greatest social scientists and leading anti-poverty campaigners, Peter Townsend ( Obituary, 9 June ), described by a Guardian leader in 1975 as...
The first that comes to mind for me is *Tony Benn*, even if he is a bit senile these days. Oddly for a left winger he appears to actually have integrity and can make his points well. Secondly, *Nick Griffin*. Obviously a...
Do you end your text messages with an x? Do you end your text messages with an x? An alarmingly large number of my mates do this, even when texting guys. Seems a bit odd. Originally Posted by Lewis I associate your posting with...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8347409.stm Interesting poll. Around a third of people in western countries want capitalism abolished entirely and only a small minority think it's working well. The revolution may not be far away.
