Krishnan Guru-Murthy usually makes a competent stand-in for Jon Snow on Channel 4 News, but he has his immature moments and last night he became quite hysterical during the interview attached to this report with Greg Avery of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC). Avery is not allowed to answer any questions until he Continue reading
‘…there’s a tendency to panic, particularly on terrorism and liberty, that causes the government to forget the bigger picture and drop principle…’ It’s sad that as I wrote that Blair should stay on (albeit for purely tactical reasons) yesterday, I felt a need to qualify support in the face of continued threats to Continue reading
I’m not a particularly big fan of Blair, whose style tends to grate, but I should get over that. The main praise that comes to mind is that he’s done a great job of keeping the Tories out, which is a bit negative. But when you consider how bad things were under the Continue reading
Last Days can be hard work – walkouts aplenty – but there are rewards for those prepared to relax into this portrait of a world that’s stopped. It’s the world of an apparently mad rock star who’s bored with it all and so contemptuous of the hangers-on that surround him, he speaks (mumbles) Continue reading
There’s something strangely satisfying about having the place where you live slagged off by an almost famous author. And it’s an author I almost know. Mike Gayle and I have the same degree and were contemporaries at Salford University, not that we knew each other. But that small connection is enough to ensure Continue reading
