William Hague’s office has kindly emailed to deny that it hosted the New York launch of his biography of William Wilberforce. I had asked Hague to explain why he had failed to declare the sponsorship in the House of Commons’ Register of Members Financial Interests. Here’s how the Atlantic Bridge used to describe Continue reading
The Atlantic Bridge, a UK charity founded by Dr Liam Fox, has launched a new website with references to its ‘simple aim of “Strengthening the Special Relationship” exemplified by the Reagan-Thatcher partnership of the 1980s,’ removed. The pledge has also been removed from the website of its sister US charity, Atlantic Bridge Inc. Continue reading
Wandering around Urbis has left the building at the weekend, it was hard not admire the achievements of Urbis. Urbis was a proper Manchester museum fully in tune with the confident concept of the original modern city, birthplace of the industrial revolution and now a world centre for the popular culture of the Continue reading
Fed up with MyDavidCameron.com’s successful spoofing of the Conservative Party’s poster campaigns, ConservativeHome has entered the fray with a ‘what if these were Labour posters’ spin. Predictably they have a go at people on the dole and immigrants, but this one — Burglar — is my favourite. It reminds me of when I Continue reading
Assuming that the horrors of the holocaust are well known to its audience, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas concentrates on those who — while close to the horror — knew nothing or failed to find out. Bruno, the lonely eight-year-old son of a concentration commandant, might be forgiven his ignorance, but forgiving Continue reading
