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Comment Piece in The Yorkshire Post

With the children returning to school on 7 September, The Yorkshire Post published my blog, originally entitled "Carpe Diem, Gavin Williamson" in reference to the Government's introduction of Latin. The [...]

Comment Piece in The Yorkshire Post2021-09-08T09:54:29+01:00

Us and Them

Accompanying the scenes of the Kabul evacuation, Pink Floyd’s Us and Them plays on a continuous loop in my head. “Us (us, us, us, us) and them (them, them, them, [...]

Us and Them2021-08-30T11:42:48+01:00

Taliban 2.0?

On the morning of September 11th, 2001, my good friend went to the Iranian Embassy in London to collect our visas. In what was a foreboding experience, we had completed [...]

Taliban 2.0?2021-08-25T18:34:08+01:00

Carpe diem, Gavin Williamson

At the request of The Yorkshire Post, for whom I occasionally write, I have penned this comment piece. Perhaps they will publish it. Time will tell. I was limited to [...]

Carpe diem, Gavin Williamson2021-08-14T20:37:10+01:00

The Middle Class Advantage?

(I would prefer never to speak of any particular “class”, but as the term retains utility, I shall use it.) On Friday evening, I had an emergency telephone consultation with [...]

The Middle Class Advantage?2021-07-25T19:07:44+01:00

In Cummings We Believe

This evening, Cummings enjoyed a one-hour prime-time slot, interviewed by his chum, Laura Kuenessberg. In this blog, I’ll set out Cummings’ broad thesis. The party system is flawed. As Cummings [...]

In Cummings We Believe2021-07-20T23:35:55+01:00

Goodbye to the Lib Dems

This week, I resigned from the Liberal Democrats as my membership expired. It’s hard to dislike a Lib Dem: they are good people. Usually ideology-free, the Lib Dems wants the [...]

Goodbye to the Lib Dems2020-10-28T07:29:50+00:00

Perfect is the Enemy of Good: Part One

So said Voltaire, with similar versions from Shakespeare and Confucius. Throughout lockdown, the lack of schooling for my kids – and to millions of other children less fortunate than mine [...]

Perfect is the Enemy of Good: Part One2020-06-29T10:07:55+01:00

Return of the Lawyer Jokes

With Black Lives Matter rightly front and centre of debate, yesterday Keir Starmer commenced his PMQs by referring to the Lammy Report and the Windrush Report, highlighting what he said [...]

Return of the Lawyer Jokes2020-06-11T11:51:03+01:00

Double Praise for Boris Johnson

Parking Covid for a moment, frequently people on ‘the left’ chastise Reckless Boris (RB) – as I like to call him but not for the rest of this blog - [...]

Double Praise for Boris Johnson2020-06-07T08:33:29+01:00
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