I love this time of year

Late October is dreadful in many ways; children excited about possible encounters with representatives of the undead community, teachers giddy with the excitement of being allowed out to protest in the centre of Dublin, stores trying to work out if it’s time to...

Bizarre endgame?

So the election has stopped being personal, and now become simply arrogant. Whilst confidence is important, the playing of songs like ‘Signed, sealed, delivered’ at rallies seems somewhat ill-advised, particularly with so many UK Labour party members (some...

Mandelson requires removing.

Lord Mandelson, the brains behind the current full frontal assault on George Osborne, should remember that he has been sacked a few times before, and he can be sacked again. The curious incident of the non-donation on the yacht is certainly damaging to the young Tory...