Labour's tribalism makes it a profoundly small minded party. And small-mindedness is the enemy of most things of value, including peace.
Monday, February 19th, 2024As the Guardian has noted this morning, Keir Starmer said this yesterday to the Scottish Labour conference: I have just returned from the Munich security
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Prem Sikka reminds David Cameron of his commitments on country-by-country reporting
Wednesday, February 14th, 2024This exchange took place in the House of Lords yesterday: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con) One of the best things we can do for
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Patronising Unionists are a gift to Irish unity
Tuesday, February 6th, 2024I hope the new First Minister of Northern Ireland, Michelle O’Neill, likes being patronised because she was in abundance yesterday. First, there was Rishi Sunak,
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The days of the Union are over
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024Unlike many, I am not inclined to celebrate the return of power-sharing in Northern Ireland as yet. I heard Sam Coates on Sky last night
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The UNRWA has been a force for peace and the good of people: it deserves our support now
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024Trolls have been arriving here in some numbers, asking for my opinion on the United Nations RWA, which runs the UN’s programmes to support Palestinian
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Does Labour know what England and the other countries of the UK are, and if it does not, how can it hope to rule successfully?
Monday, January 29th, 2024I went to see the National Theatre production of ‘Dear England’ at a cinema in Cambridge yesterday, and it has been hard to think about
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The UK’s leaders are united, but only in their indifference to what happens within it but outside England
Friday, January 19th, 2024As Politico reports in their daily morning email today: Following Northern Ireland’s biggest ever public sector strikes on Thursday, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris issued
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Why I oppose Labour's position on Gaza
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023I was sent a note by an academic this afternoon, who was surprised by my certainty that Labour was wrong in taking the position that
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Council tax reforms
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023I have this morning published the latest note in my series that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. This latest note deals with
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