John McDonnell: Ukip is ‘an evil force within our society’
John McDonnell spoke at a Momentum curry dinner in Oldham yesterday evening, following a day on the doorstep ahead of Thursday’s by-election. I was lurking at the back and there weren’t many other...
View ArticleCameron says that the Commons will debate Syria strikes on Wednesday
David Cameron has just said that the Commons will debate extending air strikes against Islamic State to Syria on Wednesday. Given that Cameron has repeatedly made clear that he wouldn’t bring the...
View ArticleHilary Benn on Labour’s Syria split: ‘People of principle can reach different...
Tomorrow, Labour will try out something curious during the Commons debate on airstrikes in Syria. The opposition side of the debate will be opened by Jeremy Corbyn, who will argue against airstrikes,...
View ArticleDavid Cameron will be kicking himself for calling Corbyn and co ‘terrorist...
Today’s debate and vote on airstrikes in Syria has already descended into name calling. At last night’s meeting of Conservative MPs, David Cameron reportedly urged his party to vote for the airstrikes...
View ArticlePodcast special: Syria airstrikes and Hilary Benn’s extraordinary speech
The House of Commons has voted to carry out airstrikes in Syria this evening by a majority of 174, but today’s debate has been overshadowed by an incredible speech from Hilary Benn. In this View from...
View ArticleBreaking: Stan Collymore joins the SNP
This morning the 66 Labour MPs who voted in favour of airstrikes on Syria — ignoring the pleas of their leader Jeremy Corbyn — have woken up to deselection threats from the hard-left as they stand...
View ArticleHilary Benn’s speech was just a shallow historical re-enactment
What’s with the orgy of fawning over Hilary Benn’s Syria speech? It was eloquent, yes, but content-wise it reminded me of those historical re-enactment shebangs where sad men in their fifties try to...
View ArticlePodcast: the real victims of climate change and the oddballs in youth politics
Are the elderly and poor the real victims of climate change? In this week’s View from 22 podcast, presented by Isabel Hardman, Matt Ridley and Michael Jacobs debate the Paris climate change conference...
View ArticleJeremy Corbyn’s New Politics has ushered in an era of appalling online bullying
It was meant to be about open debate and discussion, consensus through dialogue. But so far, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour party and the arrival of the so-called New Politics has resulted...
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