BY STEWART SLATER New Zealand does not, let us admit, get much attention. Too small, too stable (Mark Lawson started his excellent travelogue All the Safe Places there) and just too distant, it is a far-off country of which we are content to know little. It is a land which enters our consciousness mainly as a source of wine and film locations and as the … Continue reading A Global Rorschach Test
BY STEWART SLATER Returning to Babylon from India, Alexander the Great marched his army through the Gedrosian Desert. Taking longer than expected, food began to run short, and water ran out. When it appeared that the glorious story of conquest would come to a tragic end under the baking Persian sun, some scouts returned to the army announcing the discovery of an oasis. As proof, … Continue reading Why We Should Encourage Downing Street Partying
BY JON ALEXANDER So there we have it. UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced she is to resign on the 7th of June this year. Many will now point to her tenacity, determination, dedication and principles and try to forge some sort of passable legacy for her, trying to overwrite the fact she achieved next to nothing of note since she came to power … Continue reading Three Wasted Years
BY JAMIE FOSTER Alison Saunders has announced she is stepping down as head of the Crown Prosecution Service after five years in post. Hers has been a controversial tenure, leaving behind a mixed legacy. Her main ambition, to secure more convictions in sex cases, has led to a string of failures and near miscarriages of justice. High profile men have had their names dragged through … Continue reading Saunders’ Patchy Reign Over
BY JON ALEXANDER The snap General Election last June threw up a few surprises, not least the ousting of Former Lib-Dem Leader and ex Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Initially this was touted as a huge coup for the Labour Party which up until April had been trailing in the polls quite badly to the Conservatives. Not only did the loss of Clegg’s seat deliver … Continue reading O’Mara For the Chop
