Suzanne Moore and ever decreasing circles

I’ve been pondering over whether to write a post about identity politics-centred twitterstorms for a while now, but each time I get close to doing so, I back off. The reason? A fear of getting engulfed in the same maelstrom that I’d be commenting on. That in itself is probably a good reason to write,… Continue reading Suzanne Moore and ever decreasing circles

Lib Dems, welfare and the art of negotiation

As former, disgruntled party members go, I think it is fair to say that I’ve been remarkably discreet and reasonable. I’m not a huge believer in trashing my former colleagues (and still, in many cases, current friends) in some vanity exercise designed to justify my resignation ex post facto, and tend to distrust the judgement… Continue reading Lib Dems, welfare and the art of negotiation

The Littlewood Effect… twelve months later

Mark Littlewood has articles on Liberal Vision and The Telegraph reminding us of his pamphlet The Cameron Effect last year. That’s fair enough. It’s equally fair enough for me to point you in the direction of my rebuttal of that pamphlet. What has changed in the previous twelve months? Mark is right to say that… Continue reading The Littlewood Effect… twelve months later