Day: 14 July 2014

As predicted by this Blog and countless others, Lady Butler-Sloss’s position quickly became untenable and she has stood down from leading the critical inquiry into paedophiles in power. This was the right decision, taken with great dignity. One can only wonder at the thinking in the Home Office that imagined her appointment would work. Visit Website

Germany has won the World Cup and done so with considerable style and without any controversy. They arrived. They played. They triumphed. The Germans had won before as West Germany, but this was the first time since re-unification. For those of us who grew up in the terrible violence of WWII, when a very different kind […]