Mehdi Hasan’s polemical take on politics, economics and foreign affairs
For those of you who seem intent on getting the wrong end of the stick . . .
I'm not sure which I enjoyed more – appearing on BBC1's Question Time last night or following the Twittersphere's reaction to it as the show went out at 10.35pm. Once again, it seems, I am the Marmite panellist – people either loved me or hated me. (From the tweets, it seems as if the "lovers" edged out the "haters" – phew!)
And I was amused to get – almost at the ... read more
He’s wrong on free schools but right to ban BNP teachers.
I'll try not to make these "In praise of . . ." blog posts too common, but some Conservatives do deserve plaudits from the left – yesterday, Peter Oborne of the Telegraph, and today, Michael Gove, the Education Secretary.
He might be wrong and misguided on free schools and academies but Gove is absolutely right to give head teachers the power ... read more
The BBC is indeed helping the BNP
If you haven't already read it, check out Fiona Hamilton and Tom Baldwin's fascinating interview with Nick Griffin in the Times.
He congratulates himself for having backed the BBC -- which, he says, is institutionally biased against the party -- "into a corner" over his right to appearance, before offering sarcastic gratitude to "the political class and their allies for being so stupid" as to allow it.
I hope that any ... read more
Sunny Hundal's got a list. Has David Dimbleby?
Sunny Hundal, of Liberal Conspiracy, has a fantastic list of questions Nick Griffin should be asked tonight on Question Time.
The real question is: will David Dimbleby ask any of them?
Note: I will be live-blogging Question Time tonight from 10.35pm here on the NS Dissident Voice ... read more
Parliamentary Reform should consider limiting the number of terms mps serve, their method of selection, by introducing AWS and ABAME seats and AWorkingClassSeats, so that we get a more...
From Valentina, 13 February 17:43
We have turned a blind eye to our social problems for too long. Whether they are a failure in education, drink and drugs problems or parenting, unemployment or even, too soft policing. Also, the...
From Valentina, 13 February 17:42
Hello Boris, Bill Maloney here. I'm an independent candidate for your job! Some people know me as 'The cockney speaking Irishman'. In your interview with Jemima Khan in The New Statesman you...
From Bill Maloney, 13 February 16:39
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