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Politics
Labour may be struggling but there is more intellectual energy on the left than for a generation
- 23 July 2009
- 5 comments
There are signs that the centre left is slowly emerging from the intellectual deep freeze in which it has been suspended for so long
Asia
Make no mistake, this imperial war in Afghanistan cannot be won
- 16 July 2009
We warned in 2001 that this conflict could put Britain and the US on the wrong side of the moral argument. There is no military solution to the conflict.
Sport
In defence of time-wasting . . .
- 16 July 2009
Let's not condemn it-done well and shamelessly, it's almost an art form.
Politics
There can be no constitutional renewal while a monarch sits on the throne
- 09 July 2009
- 11 comments
At a time when the Westminster elite are being forced to discuss urgent constitutional reform, no one is discussing the powers and excess of the British monarchy
Politics
The scandal of our railways
- 09 July 2009
- 1 comment
Has there ever been any public policy decision as botched, chaotic and disastrous as the privatisation of the railways?
Economy
We hate to say it, but there is a third way
- 02 July 2009
- 3 comments
The left should show that it too, can be thrifty in straitened times. But that doesn't mean timidly accepting the smaller-state proposals of the Tories
Business
Banking is too important to be left to greedy and reckless bankers
- 25 June 2009
- 7 comments
It is sickening to see our wretched bankers dusting themselves down with taxpayers' money. Labour has to act.
International Politics
We must allow the people of Iran to bring about the change they want to see
- 18 June 2009
The Obama administration and the British government should be praised for the restraint they have shown
