Which party was the first in this Parliament to call for an increase in the IHT threshold? The Liberal Democrats Which party was the first to call for replacing air passenger duty with a tax on planes? The Liberal Democrats I ask, because Gideon Osborne has today been branding the “theft” of policies as “scrabbling… Continue reading Gideon Osborne on followership
Murray: still not mincing (geddit?)
(pardon me while I try shoe-horning this pun in place… ugh… there) A welcome return to Craig Murray, still unbowed despite Alisher Usmanov’s attempts to shut him up. I think we should thank all the newspaper and broadcast journalists out there who have bravely and tirelessly reported this case beyond simply mentioning that Boris Johnson… Continue reading Murray: still not mincing (geddit?)
Politics in Japan
I’ve just watched an extraordinary film on this evening’s Newsnight about a by-election candidate in Japan. He basically spends the entire campaign – which he has to pay for entirely out of his own pocket – being abused by his Sensei (basically, the party elders), having his wife told she should give up her career… Continue reading Politics in Japan