The Origins of Labour's Civil War
As the poisonous and potentially irrevocable conflict inside the Labour Party gathers pace, it seems a useful exercise to try to plot the origins of the animus. This...
History as ghastly repetition – Anna Lindh & Jo Cox
In 2003, just four days before the Swedish referendum on joining the Eurozone, a prominent pro-Euro MP, Anna Lindh, was stabbed to death in a public place. The man...
Guardian wastes no time in turning tragedy into politcal capital
Less than 24 hours after the violent death of the Labour MP Jo Cox, the Guardian has unleashed two editorials that seek to pin the blame, not on the...
British MPs want to defend al Qaeda in Syria, “enforce no fly zone” even if UN vetoes
According to several articles in the Guardian, here and here and here, a number of Labour and Conservative MPs are arguing that Britain and other western nations should enforce...
