Tagged with "Tony Blair"

The left hated Thatcher because she thrashed them

Margaret Thatcher is one of only two British prime ministers to coin an ‘ism’ and unlike the other, Blairism, Thatcherism actually meant something
by John Phelan - 8 April 2013
The Labour Party is kooky. It can be beaten

The current Labour leadership is the repository for every failed orthodoxy, every tried-and-failed idea over the past fifteen years
by Douglas Carswell MP - 14 March 2013
Blair's Britain, by the Conservative Party

It is time for the Conservative Party to draw a line under the modernisation (mis)adventure of Blair’s Britain, and return to the surety of conservatism
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney - 27 February 2013
Thatcher's the best! New poll names ex-Tory leader as greatest prime minister

A new poll by ComRes for the Independent on Sunday and the Daily Mirror shows that Margaret Thatcher the most respected leader of the past five decades
by The Commentator - 16 February 2013
Not in my name: 'Stop the War' 10 years on

Today is the 10th anniversary of the Stop the War protest in London, against the Iraq War. 10 years on, those who marched should not be quite so sure of themselves
by Peter Cannon - 15 February 2013
Al-Qaeda fight could last a generation, says Blair

Tony Blair has stated that the fight against Islamism is like the fight against revolutionary communism, and may last a generation
by The Commentator - 3 February 2013
In Brussels, no one can hear you scream

The prospect of an EU referendum should make enough noise to wake up even its most somnolent technocrat and focus the minds of the British electorate
by Christopher Pincher MP - 16 January 2013
Left in knots over labour hypocrisy

This week Political Scrapbook was once again caught red-handed advertising for unpaid interns. And it's not alone on the Left
by Alexander Wickham, UK Political Editor - 4 January 2013
Like the Ritz the Lord Chancellor makes justice open to all

The new statutory instrument concerning the funding of criminal cases will make it much harder for individuals to discover the truth in their own criminal cases
by Julian Hunt - 15 October 2012
A feistier Tory party is exactly what everyone's looking for

Lord Ashcroft has outlined why he thinks negative campaigning won't work for the Tories. Raheem Kassam disagrees.
by Raheem Kassam, Executive Editor - 1 October 2012
Time for the UK to leave the European Defence Agency

Here are five very good reasons why the UK should withdraw from the EDA
by Luke Coffey - 21 September 2012
The cracks are showing for the Cameroons

Will there be an outright Cameron ousting before the next election? Perhaps not. But expect the number of disgruntled, disappointed Conservatives to increase
by Michael Heaver - 10 September 2012
The Democratic Party freak show sinks to new depth

So now it's the turn of Barack Obama and his merry band
by Donal Blaney - 5 September 2012
The polarization of politics: Let's mingle more

Under threat in Britain, and almost dead in America, is a sense of commonality, of being part of a shared polity with people we disagree with. We need to preserve it
by John Phelan - 4 September 2012
Desmond Tutu is out of his depth on Iraq and Tony Blair

Tutu can't handle the serious moral issues about Iraq, and he should stop pontificating to Tony Blair
by Robin Shepherd, Owner / Publisher - 2 September 2012