The Humiliation of the European Parliament.
You have to be very determined to find anything that is humorous to the bleak mixture of nightmare and tragedy …
Category Archives: Democracy on Trial.
Brexit: We Should Only “Negotiate” With Elected Politicians.
“We do not negotiate taking back control,” the MP John Redwood sniffed yesterday in an article for Comment Central, “that …
Democracy on Trial Postscript: Focus on Turkey.
And so, with officers being wrenched from the turrets of their tanks and most men in uniform with their hands …
A Tale of Middle-Class Hysteria.
“Nigel Farage has told a session of the European Parliament that “the little people” had rejected “big politics” in order …
Nicola Sturgeon: The Politics of Hate.
Following the Brexit vote, hatred has been unleashed across the nation. Demagoguery is currently at its most nimble, in seeking …
How to tell if you are still really on the Left after the Brexit vote.
Yesterday was not so much the “dawn” of democracy as the lights flickering back on after a lengthy and thoroughly …
Democracy on Trial: The Verdict.
Democracy on Trial: The Future of Democracy.
It is after midnight and the Orkney Islands have just declared for Remain. As we wait for the results of …
Bad News From Antarctica.
On the day that the UK went to the polls, to decide on its membership of the European Union, there …
Democracy on Trial: Campaign Butterflies.
The anticipation is immense. The suspense is spellbinding. Although it is conventional to look down upon democracy as being dry …
Democracy on Trial: Stem Cells For Brexit.
Last week I was lucky enough to join the Kyrgyz author Shahsanem Murray for coffee. I have been invited to …
The Secret Tribulations of the Peat Worrier.
The thistles were dozing pleasantly in the late afternoon sunshine as the Lallands Peat Worrier and his students cantered down …
Democracy on Trial: The Realities of Power.
From the way that the leading Brexiteers are currently carrying on, you would think that they are soon-to-be cabinet ministers …
Democracy on Trial: Brexit and the Spirit of Scotland.
On 21 May 1838, at least a hundred thousand trade union members and supporters gathered on Glasgow Green, to listen …
A Personal Message From Your Prime Minister.
Hi guys, With twenty-two days remaining until that historic EU vote, I’m touring up and down the country, fighting hard …
