Ulster Unionists and Opposition

The decision of the Ulster Unionist Party to seek to withdraw from the piss-weak simulacrum of government in Northern Ireland is not an indication of a party having finally rediscovered its moral and political purpose – or if it is, it’s an indication of a...
Opposition, now.

Opposition, now.

Sinn Féin and the DUP may not agree on much, but one thing they do agree on is the exercise and maintenance of political power. Theirs is a murky, unpleasant world, an agreed apartheid where each is content to wield influence and control over their own ghettoised...

David Cameron is Prime Minister.

Rejoice, just rejoice.  As Gordon Brown made the single best speech of his life, resigning his commission, I doubt many in the country who care about these things had a dry eye.   I’m delighted to see the Labour Party in opposition, and I’m hoping that...

Chris Grayling and the Gay Guesthouse Farago

Chris Grayling has apparently been recorded secretly (but not secretly enough) suggesting that in a B&B, owners should be able to reserve the right of service to gay couples who wished to stay there.  Chris then releases a statement making it clear that he...

Lisbon Treaty Poster Safari: Part Two

So in my previous post, I explained that some organisations were putting up really godawful posters for the Lisbon Treaty.  And I think most people agree that very many of them are pretty substantially awe-inspiring. I was awfully inspired on a few of them to pull...