Category: Politics

She’s been defending herself about her u-turn, in an interview with Andrew Marr. Personally I don’t think her argument stacks up. I can’t say that I particularly liked Robin Cook before all this, while Clare Short seemed to wear her heart on her sleeve. Yet now the tables are reversed, and it’s Cook who comes…

I must admit that first thing this morning (or was it last thing last night?), I set the video to record a large amount of today’s Parliament Channel output. As I type, Charles Kennedy is speaking in the Commons, with the debate having been under way for about 90 minutes. As I said before, last…

She’s decided to stay in the government. Surely she’s totally lost all her credibility. Does she think that she can help from within? You can’t very publicly threaten to resign and then not do it. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath has quit today, but she stays on. This piece from BBC News Online speculates as…

Well the speech was published by Hansard today. Here’s the text: 17 Mar 2003 9.44 pm Mr. Robin Cook (Livingston): This is the first time for 20 years that I have addressed the House from the Back Benches. I must confess that I had forgotten how much better the view is from here. None of…

I spent this evening mainly watching TV news and current affairs coverage. By far the best part of this was Robin Cook’s resignation speech in the commons just before 10.00pm. It was political dynamite, that received a remarkable standing ovation from some members of the House at the end. I’m going to find a link…

Well Robin Cook has indeed resigned – I look forward to hearing his statement later on this evening. Will Clare Short follow soon?

The situation gets worse. They’ve called for the evacuation of all the weapons inspectors, and everyone seems to think that the war will start at 2am (or thereabouts) on Wednesday morning. Needless to say, there hasn’t been a second UN resolution, and there’s an emergency cabinet meeting later on today. Will Clare Short and Robin…

Two great banners seen yesterday in LA: Wrap This Administration in Duct Tape and Plastic Somewhere in Texas, a village has lost its idiot

This is fantastic!

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So it was quite a dilemma for me! Arsenal meeting Man Utd at Old Trafford in the FA Cup while in London the big march was taking place today. I decided to watch the match at work. I didn’t reach Oxford Circus until about 11.30, and it was becoming obvious that there were quite a…

Things are getting serious now. France, Germany and Russia are dead against the war, and Nato is teetering with France, Germany and Belgium blocking the use of bases in Turkey for attacking Iraq. Meantime, papers like The Evening Standard, The Sun and the Daily Mail accuse France of betrayal since the US helped free France…