Israel’s reaction to rocket’s fired from the Gaza Strip has been, as is usual, totally disproportionate and counter-productive. Unfortunately, the Israeli state seems to imagine itself totally above international law and reproach, and the silence of it’s Western allies means that, to all intents and purposes, it is. Firing rockets at Israeli towns is unacceptable […]
The dangerously ignorant Tom Harris
Jul 25th, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.What happened in Oslo was horrific beyond belief. On that, there is agreement across all the political divides. However,when it comes to the cause and the consequences, there is little agreement. For many, Tom Harris MP has epitomised the crassness of the right-wing response to the tragedy. As the events unfolded, he waded in with a […]
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Blue Labour: gone and best forgotten
Jul 22nd, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.Maurice Glasman really needs help with his grenade-throwing addiction. It is not a good sign when you are so desperate to do it that you casually lob one into your own home. His interview in the Daily Telegraph in which he aligned himself with the immigration policy of the British National Party and UKIP has destroyed Blue […]
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Personal morality and politics never mix well
Jul 15th, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.Ed Miliband has had a good innings over the #Hackgate scandal, BUT I have grave reservations about the actual ‘angle’ he has taken. He seems to have integrated his critique of News International into his ‘responsibility’ agenda. This means he has been relatively slow at tackling the root cause of the problems with News International — the structural […]
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Ed Miliband must speak out against Cameron’s public sector proposals
Jul 12th, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.It is quite right that the News of the World phone hacking scandal is dominating the headlines — this is a watershed moment both in the media and in politics. However, there are other stories around and the government, under fire though it is, is having something of an easy ride over disastrous economic growth […]
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One man, one newspaper!
Jul 6th, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.Ed Miliband put in a good performance at Prime Ministers Questions today — calling for a halt to News International’s bid for control of BSkyB and for a full, independent public inquiry into the current river of sewage streaming out of the media’s biggest gutter in Wapping. Needless to say, these allegations that News of […]
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Defend the teachers
Jun 16th, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.It is a peculiar quirk of capitalist thinking that the individual ambition of workers is lauded and encouraged but the ambition of a group of workers to protect their position is one of the deadliest sins you can commit. Indeed, one of the major ironies of the proposals put forward by Hutton for public sector pension […]
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Wrong, wrong and wrong again Mr Miliband
Jun 14th, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.Yesterday, Ed Miliband disgraced himself and the office he holds. So, lets look at the detail. It didnt really start well with his tale of a disabled man who he thinks should be able to work. Sorry Ed but what precisely are your medical qualifications again? Why does your opinion of somebodies work capability count for, well […]
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The Kamikaze Blairites
Jun 12th, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.‘Memogate’ should rock this Party, but not for the reasons that the Daily Telegraph intend. The leadership, desperate to preserve the appearance of unity and semblance of order, has pointed the finger at the Conservatives but I remain deeply unconvinced this is the case. It has coincided with the leak of David Miliband’s now infamous ‘victory speech’ that never was — […]
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What do we mean by secularisation?
Jun 9th, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.In light of the entry of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, into a major political ruckus today, and the response, I think it’s more than worthwhile asking this question. Some signs on my Twitter-stream were worrying to the extent that I got the distinct impression Williams was being pilloried for expressing an opinion at all. […]
