By Nick Ritchie, University of York Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn recently floated the possibility of a “third way” for Britian’s nuclear weapons policy: instead of either complete nuclear disarmament or replacing Trident with a like-for-like system, he has suggested building replacement … Continue reading
From time to time I have found myself cornered or chided into a debate about immigration with the fruitloops and (occasionally closeted) racists in the increasingly pernicious UKIP or the Tea Party wing of the Conservative’s. It can be frustrating to hear the same … Continue reading
Lately we have been swamped. Totally overwhelmed in fact. You may not have noticed it but most of us have been, particularly in recent months. We are drowning in a sea of fake or fictional statistics (‘fictistics’ as I like to call them), unfounded … Continue reading
You may have missed it with all non-news around yesterday but the government quietly released the first part of its noisily conceived EU Competences Review. And guess what? It came out broadly in favour of the status quo! Peter Bone was livid … Continue reading
In the last few weeks we have had Danny Alexander and Nadhim Zahawi telling us that a 7 day wait without the income to feed our families before being able to claim Job Seekers Allowance is a good idea “because it works in Sweden”. … Continue reading
I Am Incorrigible 