On Friday, I described Labour as bastards. I don’t regret doing so. No one seemed to disagree with me. I did so with regard to
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How many poets does it take to change a lightbulb? It’s more complicated than you thought, by some way. This is the audio version: This
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As the Guardian noted later yesterday: Benjamin Netanyahu was accused of slander and pursuing a war without end after he claimed the leaders of France,
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I was grateful for comments made here and in some emails sent to me about Thursday‘s video, which people seemed to appreciate. Yesterday’s was appreciated
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A savings glut creates global economic instability, and that’s precisely the problem the world’s got right now. The question is, what are we going to
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This is a headline in The Guardian this afternoon: The report says: Labour’s flagship child poverty strategy has been delayed until at least the autumn
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Fascism is rolling forward ever faster in the USA. The Guardian has reported this: The Trump administration has said it is halting Harvard University’s ability to enroll international
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As the FT has reported: Net migration to the UK almost halved in 2024 as tougher visa rules took effect, in figures that could reduce
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I am recording for a documentary today. I’ve known the people behind the documentary in question for some time, but I was a little surprised
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