Revolutions are never as straightforward as at first they appear. There was an excessive expectation that the fall of Mubarak was the opening of a fresh dawn and that a vibrant new Egypt was about to burst onto the world scene as both one of the oldest civilisations and newest democracies. It is now clear […]
This is a difficult time to be in Government, as the trailing Tories can testify from their opinion poll ratings. It is also a difficult time to be the Opposition, as the narrowing lead enjoyed by Labour also testifies. The government is boxed in by political and financial possibilities and has the responsibility to deliver. […]
This Blog has been a persistent critic of the foreign policy of the West, post the Arab Spring. Coming on top of the clear failures in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Arab Spring provided an opportunity to show a less ideological and partisan approach to affairs in the Middle East. At the beginning the Americans held […]
Recent speeches by the two Eds, Milliband and Balls are exposing Labour to a potential electoral crisis. It is not too late to correct what appears to be going wrong, but it is getting late nevertheless. The 2015 General Election will be won or lost in 2013. Three years into a fixed five year parliament […]