Sometimes – in fact almost always- disastrous political events make edge-of-seat TV viewing. I remember Watergate and the slow political death of Nixon. I was living in Canada at the time and night after night, the American network channels came on with yet another jaw-dropping development as the tide of deceit and brutality grew higher and […]
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Dog catches EU truck: now what?
It feels like January 1933. That’s when Hitler was appointed German Chancellor and the road to his becoming a dictator was officially opened. I know that we can pluck a number of positives from last night’s referendumt rubble, but right now I feel as if I’ve been kicked in the stomach by a horse. Stop and […]
He’ll have to go?
If you’re going to change a leader, there could hardly be a better time than this. If you did well in the Westminster election, you can say you’re going to build on that success while the party is energised. That’s what the Scot Nats did after the referendum and look at them. If you […]
Maggie and Nigel and what comes with them
“She brings her father, her mother, her sister and her brother, Oh! I never see Maggie alone. She brings her uncles and cousins, she’s got ‘em by the dozens, I never see Maggie alone.” Remember that one? It was part of the soundtrack of my childhood. But it has bang-up-to-date relevance as well. Especially if […]