Oh, I do love being right. Less than a week ago, I accused Charles Clarke of fighting his old student union battles from his vantage point of the Home Office. Then he goes and makes a speech that illustrates my point. I agree with much of what Rob Knight and Michael White have said about… Continue reading Still fighting the cold war
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The BNP, the Left and the need for reform
Following on from my rant yesterday, tenuously connecting the foundation of the Euston Manifesto with Charles Clarke pissing over every civil liberty within reach, here’s another example of how the left is just obsessed with itself: Leaving aside the question of just how well the BNP might do in next week’s local elections, I’ve got… Continue reading The BNP, the Left and the need for reform
Why is The Left so self-obsessed
Matthew Turner has provided us with a handy cut-out-and-keep guide to the Decent Left, i.e. that disparate bunch of leftish bloggers who have embraced neo-conservativism. Three major new initiatives in less than a year. What is notable is that, despite their obsession with their old comrades, they are using all their old techniques of setting… Continue reading Why is The Left so self-obsessed