The Hilarity of TTIP.
A glacier is poised to roll over Europe. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – known affectionately as TTIP – …
Tag Archives: Democracy
A Flagship Sunk.
The complaint of the age is that politics is managerial, risk-averse, and wholly lacking in ideas and ideals. You might …
An Argument for Plain Packaging.
We are, it seems, like monkeys. Cigarette packets are shiny and they have bright colours and so when we’re clambering …
2014 in the words of Tychy et al.
“I see that you spend a lot of time tweeting about Scottish independence…” “I do!” I laughed with surprise. “Over …
End Our NHS.
The UK Shadow Secretary of State for Health. The Labour movement is hurtling headlong into next year’s general election with …
#Indyref Epilogue.
Scotland voted No last week, but I suppose that it could have been worse. The 19th September was a terrible …
#Indyref Anguish: Failed State.
So yesterday an independent Scotland died in the street, butchered by a mob. And I snuck in amongst the throng …
#Indyref Anguish: History Repeating.
Is the independence referendum which is taking place today really so historically unique or significant? One of the tasks which …
#Indyref Anguish: Aubade.
This is going to be horrible! The whole world is sliding towards that moment on Friday morning which cannot be …
#Indyref Anguish: The Unnamed Wilderness.
On the 30th August, Hampshire police obtained a European arrest warrant for the parents of a severely ill five-year-old boy …
#Indyref Anguish: Chomsky on Independence.
Anybody in the UK should be able to write about #indyref. So should anybody throughout the entire world. I distrust …
#Indyref Anguish: How to Lose.
We are currently in a late, somewhat redundant stage of #indyref and one which is likely to depress any ardent …
#Indyref Anguish: The Role of the Prime Minister.
If Scotland votes “Yes” to independence on September 18th, then David Cameron need not look far for a sound bite. …
#Indyref Anguish: Media Bias.
The latest opinion poll from Survation asserts that 48% of the Scottish electorate will vote No in the forthcoming referendum. …
#Indyref Anguish: National Collective’s 11 Reasons.
[“#Indyref Anguish” is a new feature which will provide rolling analysis of the final days of Scotland.] Over at National …
