NB Sent by phone. I will add links later. The nowtrage over Diane Abbott’s twitter comment that “White people love playing ‘divide & rule’” has been entirely predictable and lamentable, with people on both sides guilty of exaggerating their positions to the point of absurdity. I’m not remotely offended by Abbott’s comment; it is simply… Continue reading Diane Abbott: what’s race got to do with it?
Category: politics and life
What part of Yes do you not understand?
A review of Don’t Take No For An Answer by Lewis Baston and Ken Ritchie (Biteback Publishing, 2011) I’ve made several attempts at writing a review of Don’t Take No For An Answer, Lewis Baston and Ken Ritchie’s review of the 2011 referendum and the ongoing campaign for electoral reform. It is a highly readable… Continue reading What part of Yes do you not understand?
Sorry Tim, but community politics is NOT about winning elections
I’ve just come out of the Lib Dem Conference debate on Community Politics. Like most of the speakers, I’m pleased it was debated and support the motion, but am wary of the idea that passing the motion in and of itself has actually achieved anything. We’ve actually been somewhere similar in the recent past. When… Continue reading Sorry Tim, but community politics is NOT about winning elections