21 months

Simon Hughes has been President of the Liberal Democrats for 21 months. I mention this because he seems to believe we should set arbitrary dates after which a politician should be assessed. Can anyone name a single innovation that he has introduced in that time? More specifically, can anyone name a single innovation that he… Continue reading 21 months

Are Afghan hijackers human?

A terrific kerfuffle is waging over a judge’s decision to grant 9 Afghan hijackers asylum, with both Blair and Cameron muttering about human rights. What do human rights have to do with it? No-one is seriously questioning that we should extradite people to countries where we can expect them to be oppressed or badly treated… Continue reading Are Afghan hijackers human?