There is a lot going on for the Coalition. The waters have become quite rough. The voyage ahead will not be easy. First Libya. There is deep unease about this across the country. A poll shows only 38% in favour, lower than even the Iraq war at the outset. With cuts at the fore, the cost […]
The Sure Start programme is one of the best legacies of the last government. It not only teaches toddlers, but as important these days, it helps mothers (and fathers) acquire parenting skills, which they so often lack. Since the sixties many of the old wisdoms have been cast aside, so that parenting is no longer instinctive […]
Clearly there is unlikely to be a military solution to the Libya crisis which does not cost many civilian lives. This is what UNSCR 1973 is designed to prevent. NATO, now in command, takes account of the letter and the spirit of the resolution, has ruled out arming the rebels, says that the arms embargo […]