Syria.

Syria. Are there any words? Five years of war and with a death toll approaching half a million, you have to ask yourself are we, in this country, doing enough to end the suffering? The UK has been involved in the conflict since 2015 when parliament agreed to air strikes and there is no doubt…

What’s Tim got that Jeremy hasn’t?

My sister, twin sister actually, has recently joined the Liberal Democrats (don’t ask). I asked her to explain why, and she did, in the blog below. She tweets at @leahmcdaniel18 so give her a follow and ask her what on earth she’s doing.  The chip on my [left] shoulder (by Leah McDaniel) Three weeks ago,…

Hate – it won’t get you anywhere in politics

  Last week at Labour Party conference there were a fair few people walking around with their trendy tote bags emblazoned with that catchy slogan “never kissed a Tory.” I get that’s a joke. I get it. But is it really funny? I ask that because I think in this horrible political climate we find…

Conference: what was it really like?

If I had to sum up Labour Party conference in one word: boring. Seriously, boring. The friction I expected might hang in the air, that sort of underlying tension post Saturday’s leadership announcement was absolutely nowhere to be found. It was all a bit surreal. In fact, what we got instead was, well a bit…