Heretics
It's hard to think against the herd – there's often a price exacted for doing so. But it's easy to think like everyone else...
Owen Jones Is Worried About Boris Johnson, Isn’t He?
If you write grand columns about who might be leader of a political party you don't and never will belong to - Owen's not...
So Grandpa Death’s Labour Party Doesn’t Understand Tax Incidence Then
Either Jezza Corbyn's Labour Party doesn't understand tax incidence or they think that we don't. That second might actually be true by the way....
French Republican President Resigns – The Political Overton Window Has Shifted Too Far
That's the President of the French Republic Party who has resigned, not the President of the French Republic - unfortunately for anyone who monitors...
Owen Jones Is Entirely Outraged MPs Get Maternity Pay – Death Of Democracy Stuff
It's possible to share the underlying outrage informing Owen Jones' insistence here. Why should the ruling classes gain access to pots of our money...
Jo Swinson Is About To Solve The LibDem Problem
The latest opinion polls put the LibDems as having the greatest theoretical vote if a general election were held today. They also put The...
Owen Jones’ Latest Bright Idea – Bring Back Ed Miliband, The Man Who Lost...
Owen Jones just is such a card. This, apparently, is Labour's new and great vote winner:
No, really:
Another shake-up is surely overdue, too, and...
Should We Roll, Or Was Admiral Ackbar Right?
On the 11th September 2001, two airliners were flown into the twin towers at the World Trade Centre in New York.
Thousands died.
That same day,...
Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Alive And Well At The New York Times
The Mueller Report finds absolutely no evidence whatsoever of collusion between Team Trump and the Russians over the election. There's a bit more equivocation...
We Already Can’t Afford The Welfare State We’ve Promised Ourselves
Another reminder of the sad and basic fact that we cannot afford the welfare state that we've already promised ourselves. The ageing of the...