Weeks now after the ‘Syria Vote’ in UK parliament and the initiation of British bombing against ISIL targets in Syria, the talk
When all the high-fives and cheering in the House of Commons are over and the bombs are dropping, I wonder if the
There’s inevitably a lot of coverage over Tony Blair finally ‘apologizing’ (to a point) for the Iraq War. “I apologise for the
I happened to notice that a week or so ago was the 10th anniversary of the death of the Labour MP and
The recent news that British forces have been involved in (illegal) airstrikes in Syria may have come as a surprise to some;
One of the moments I always remember most from Charles Dickens’ immortal seasonal story, A Christmas Carol, is the early passage where Ebeneezer
The surprising death of former Liberal Democrat leader, Charles Kennedy, this week from suspected alcohol-related illness reminds us of how few politicians
“What just happened?” one devastated voter writes in a letter to The Independent, trying to come to terms with the 2015 General
Just when you think you’ve understood what the term ‘bitch’ means… along comes Katie Hopkins – right-wing Super-Bitch extraordinaire. She has come
“The defining documentary of the most globally and politically aware generation in a lifetime…” A documentary film – Tony Benn: Will and