Posted by Ivan Rendall on 4 July 2016 in Blogging History is packed with people whose aspirations fall just short of their talents in the pursuit of power. They will always remain just short of the top job because the true mysteries of real power will always be an enigma to them. Some of those …
Posted by Ivan Rendall on 2 July 2016 in Blogging The hard left have been the tail wagging the Labour dog on and off for decades. The same is true of the hard right in the Conservative party and they have been more effective. Neither has been really in tune with the British public hence …
Posted by Ivan Rendall on 2 July 2016 in Blogging If J Corbyn does eventually step aside from the Labour leadership surely the first name on the new ballot will be John McConnel. He would soak up the same hard left membership vote as Corbyn, leaving the party in much the same position if he …
Posted by Ivan Rendall on 30 June 2016 in Blogging When somebody gets round to writing 2016 And All That, they may reflect on Stanley Johnson’s reflection on W Shakespeare’s reflection on Julius Caesar’s reflection on what was, until today, the greatest act of political betrayal in history (as far as we know, this ain’t over …
Posted by Ivan Rendall on 25 June 2016 in Blogging To counter the drift to a Little England mentality in post referendum Britain, we need to focus on our culture, not our politics. Our cultural diversity has been a magnet for people from all over the world making us a vibrant cultural centre, not only …
Posted by Ivan Rendall on 26 May 2016 in Blogging Could it be that the first PMQ question to Osborne on Trident, while clearly meeting @BBClaurak ‘s criterion of making mischief for the Labour Party, could also have been some early preparation for a debate asap after 23/6/16 on renewal of the deterrent. Maybe Central …
Posted by Ivan Rendall on 25 May 2016 in Blogging BERLIN MAY 1945 This is why we have an EU! Hits: 6242
Posted by Ivan Rendall on 16 May 2016 in Blogging If accurately reported, Trump has declared he will not get on with David Cameron because of his negative personal comments. Fair enough, but by so doing, he only proves DC right: if Trump is so self-obsessed and thin-skinned that he puts DC’s comments ahead of …
Posted by Ivan Rendall on 13 May 2016 in Blogging I hope that balance will be kept and next week we will have a hare in the This Week studio for discussion of the impending war in Europe. And Molly! Hits: 5744
Posted by Ivan Rendall on 12 May 2016 in Blogging Gas casualties 1915 It’s not Project Fear that’s the problem, it’s the willful ignorance and blind determination of Little Englanders to ignore history that is frightening. Democratic people, bound together by ideas, common interests, and economics, don’t go to war. They do risk undemocratic invasion, …