This Blog has been consistently critical ( and in my book 2010 A Blueprint For Change) of the post cold war approach of the West to Russia, especially the UK and US. Essentially the new world order created by the collapse of the Soviet Union called for a fresh approach to foreign policy, based not upon […]
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The contest for the outcome of the independence vote is becoming less certain. Not long ago it was pretty clear that Salmond and his cohorts did not have a coherent economic plan and this shortfall would prove decisive for the No campaign. However this is no longer the battleground. The currency is important but another front is opening up.
Sir Ian Kennedy is right to point out that MPs cannot be relied upon to adjudicate their own scandalous behaviour with their expenses. In the case of Maria Miller, her reported conduct and financial claims appall every voter and taxpayer. The niceties of whether she was stroppy during the investigation, or the fact that she […]
With a reported turnout of nearly 80% of voters and a 97% majority in favour of rejoining Russia, the Crimean referendum has proved pretty decisive. There is not a single western democracy which can match these figures in any election about anything, yet they declare it illegal. Oh? So what is democracy if it is […]
There is now a chance for dialogue to begin with Russia that goes beyond telling her what she has to do, to gain re-admission to the diplomatic community, which for diverse reasons has been remarkably united to its opposition to events in Crimea. This opposition stems not so much from outrage at a violated principle, […]
This Blog is saddened, like so many, at the news of the passing of one of the great political personalities of modern times. His politics were a unique mix of enthusiasm, principle, compassion and left wing ideology. When in parliament, sometimes as a minister, he was both efficient and incisive. He was also divisive because […]