Category: UK Politics

  • Powell does not convince, neither do the peace campaigners

    Timothy Ash breaks down the arguments for and against the invasion. But he still seems to end up sitting on the fence. He has a good name for Blair: a Gladstonian Christian liberal interventionist Somehow I don’t see Blair in such a simple light.

  • Cannabis a boon to economy

    Cannabis smokers just want to stay on the sofa and snack, spending hours engrossed in home entertainment. Red Bull and smoothies, ‘Munchie’ snacks such as Mars bars and Haribo jellies. Pizza chains. Video stores. Games consoles. Multichannel TV. And what scares them… Shiny, noisy places with too many choices such as Starbucks and McDonald’s High-alcohol…