Ukraine and the Bandera cult After pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych was brought down in 2014 by the Maidan protest movement, in which a decisive part… Continue reading “Ukraine and the Bandera cult”…
On the ‘doxxing’ of J.K. Rowling Last Friday comedian Holly Stars, actor Georgia Frost and drag king Richard Energy staged a small-scale demonstration outside the Edinburgh… Continue reading “On the ‘doxxing’ of J.K. Rowling”…
New wave of disciplinary action against Labour members: A rightwing campaign to purge the left A fortnight ago I finally got a letter from the Complaints Team in the Labour Party’s Governance and Legal Unit… Continue reading “New wave of disciplinary action against Labour members: A rightwing campaign to purge the left”…
John Pilger’s fantasy history of Afghanistan Last week the veteran leftwing journalist John Pilger published an article titled “Afghanistan, The Great Game of Smashing Countries”, which… Continue reading “John Pilger’s fantasy history of Afghanistan”…
Boris Johnson and his hero from Jaws One interesting feature of Dominic Cummings’ account of Boris Johnson’s reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic last year was his revelation… Continue reading “Boris Johnson and his hero from Jaws”…
Keir and the coronavirus crank: Why Starmer’s leftwing critics were wrong One of the bizarre features of the much-publicised clash between Keir Starmer and Bath pub landlord Rod Humphris, which took… Continue reading “Keir and the coronavirus crank: Why Starmer’s leftwing critics were wrong”…
Corbyn and the peace prize: Skwawkbox embarrasses the Left again Labour MP Chris Williamson made an appearance on the Daily Politics show yesterday to vigorously defend the view that there… Continue reading “Corbyn and the peace prize: Skwawkbox embarrasses the Left again”…
Dorset Eye and conspiracies — how a leftwing website mistook satire for fact If you spend much time on social media you can often come away with the impression that the entire left… Continue reading “Dorset Eye and conspiracies — how a leftwing website mistook satire for fact”…
How did Boris Johnson get elected as mayor of London? Writing in the Spectator, James Kirkup argues that, while Boris Johnson is today a Marmite figure whose hardline right-wing Brexiteer… Continue reading “How did Boris Johnson get elected as mayor of London?”…
What happened to Adam Langleben? Whatever happened to Adam Langleben? That’s the question I put to Stephane Savary, vice-chair of the misnamed Jewish Labour Movement,… Continue reading “What happened to Adam Langleben?”…