Whatever you think of George Galloway, the main parties should take heed. This is the public putting a rocket up your bum. It’s no use dismissing this arrogantly as the victory of “communalism”, “oh it was just the Muslim vote”, and all the other whining I’ve seen and heard since he won his astonishing 36 […]
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A 20 per cent tax on hot food for poor people from the millionaire cabinet that just awarded their friends a five per cent cut in their taxes. Here’s a poem from the other year which features a pasty. Ode To A Detox On Returning From St Ives I’d hoped to grow old like Lauren
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Informed witty commentary on China matters available here The Orwell Prize has just announced its 2012 longlist for blogging and I’m delighted to find that Madam Miaow has made the grade. My submitted entries here. Blog longlist here. Alex Massie Alex Massie Anna Chen Madam Miaow Says Bagehot Bagehot’s Notebook Ms Baroque Baroque in Hackney
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I quite fancy going to see the exhibition of Li Tianbing’s paitings being shown at the Stephen Friedman Gallery. I know nothing about Li’s art except for what I’ve been reading today, including an intriguing piece at Art Lyst. Li is quite young, born in 1974, the year I visited China with my parents. Still
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In the wake of today’s shameful vote for the Health and Social Care (NHS) Bill 2011 in the House of Lords, here is a brilliant comprehensive list of politicians where there may very well be a conflict of interest due to their financial involvement with the private health industry. Another must-read is Professor Allyson Pollock’s
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The two million dollar bra The looting at the top carries on apace. While we wait for the results of the next vote on the break-up of the NHS, here’s a delightful Rogues’ Gallery of Tory peers and their connections to private health companies. Essentially, they are privatising our public services, removing the wealth via
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