Ireland and the Universal Periodic Review

Ireland today subjected itself to the most palpably insane political process imaginable. Taking part in the UN’s Universal Periodic Review, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter TD, faced questions from Ireland’s peers, the nations of the...

Gaddafi must now be punished

The UN mandate for a No Fly Zone and other measures in Libya has the potential to create breathing space for rebel forces in Libya; though it comes too late and is barely sufficient, it is a welcome step, and welcome too that David Cameron has led the way....

Worst relaunch ever for Brown

I’ve seen a few companies relaunch, and I’ve been through quite a few in the Conservative Party too, in my long career of membership.  But Gordon Brown’s ‘Building Britain’s Future’ is fucking dreadful. In order to establish as a...