Wulfstan's Ghost – Wulfstan the Homilist was bishop of London in 996 and then in 1002 was appointed Archbishop of York. He died in 1023.

The Quiet Revolution

12/09/201817/09/2018

A rarely spotted phenomenon, sometimes acknowledged by one or two of the more astute political pundits, is that the Labour Party has moved away from its core of working-class voters.…

The Post-Modernist Final Solution

21/08/201821/08/2018

Most of us are mystified by the current course of events. There seem to be so many contradictions in politics and elsewhere. In fact, many contradictions seem to have become…

Beyond Brexit…

Chequers, steamrollers and the little matter of votes.

24/07/201824/07/2018

Three days after Theresa May had imprisoned the entire Cabinet at Chequers and unleashed Olly Robbins to administer a day-long punishment beating, I received an e-mail from my local Conservative…

Beyond Brexit…

Theresa May’s Great Betrayal

18/07/201818/07/2018

Back in the day, before the arrival of William of Normandy, the Anglo-Saxons had a pretty straightforward set of principles for the governance of England. It was the duty of…

Beyond Brexit…

Conservative Apocalypse II

08/07/201808/07/2018

Sufficient detail of the agreement made at Chequers on Friday has now emerged to make some sort of preliminary judgement. It is looking as if the offer that the government…

Beyond Brexit…

Conservative Apocalypse? – Part 2, the Schedules.

05/07/201805/07/2018

"When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it sharpens his mind wonderfully." - Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784). Note 1 - Declaration of interest:…

Beyond Brexit…

Conservative Apocalypse? A Risk Assessment for Conservative Constituencies.

08/06/201810/06/2018

Note 1: This article was first published in Country Squire Magazine on 8th June 2018. Note 2: Schedules 1 and 2 which are lists of Conservative MPs who have been…

Lemmings in the Lords

In the bleak tundra of the far north of Canada, Scandinavia and Russia, live a number of species of rodents which are very closely related to our more familiar voles.…

Leadership qualities…

On the far side of the Vistula.

30/04/201830/04/2018

Every now and then, Twitter throws up some interesting stuff on my timeline. A few days ago, the image below was tweeted by an enthusiastic member of the Labour Party:…

Conservation…

Yellowstone, Ethnic Cleansing and Trophic Cascades.

23/03/201829/03/2018

Those many people who enjoy the British countryside by walking or travelling through it will understand that to witness a beautiful view brings us great joy. This act of enjoyment…