Tory Dog Whistle Politics is Back! (did it ever really go away?)

I’ve been travelling back from my short break in North Yorkshire today but I have a headache. Tories have been blowing into dog whistles all day and the tinny noise has been reverberating from as far away as Whitby. For years now, this blog has been reminding readers that the problem with Cameron is not… Continue reading Tory Dog Whistle Politics is Back! (did it ever really go away?)

Nichola Fisher and the Max Clifford sausage factory

Unlike my distinctly unesteemed Assembly Member Brian Coleman, I am not in the business of claiming that a defenceless woman can somehow be in any way responsible for getting whacked round the legs by an armed policeman, and I can understand why Nichola Fisher may have felt the need to hire a publicist. But I… Continue reading Nichola Fisher and the Max Clifford sausage factory

Three more worrying stories about the Metro Police

The Ian Tomlinson story just gets worse and worse. This one is just going to run and run, isn’t it? (Hat Top: Mr Eugenides). Meanwhile, the Evening Standard are picking up on the worrying trend for police to hide their ID numbers. And finally, the Guardian has this tale of how not to treat tourists… Continue reading Three more worrying stories about the Metro Police