Three things mark this election as unusual. One is the remarkable paucity of actual policy debate. Yes, there’s been some to and fro on housing, a modicum of difference on tax generation, but outside of the narrow-cast debate on the...
The Union Under Threat?
The devolution referendum proved a hollow victory in the end for unionists. Losing the campaign for hearts and minds, the southern party leaders came up with an extraordinary pledge that stretched the idea of union to breaking point. It...
Election Notes 2 - Brand, Legitimacy and a Defence Fail
Brand meets Miliband....or Vice VersaDifficult to know who was the most important of the two in yesterday's Miliband versus Brand meeting, but it's certainly caused waves and who knows, that might be what Ed Miliband really wanted. after...
The Tories' constitutional malice
The Conservative party used to be one of rectitude and respect for the constitution. No longer, if its tactics in this election are anything to go by. Take its approach to Scotland and the issue of parliamentary legitimacy.Dave's SNP...
Belated Boris Comment!
When students in Year 10 (14 and 15 years old, for those unfamiliar with our education staging system) ask you whether you've seen the Boris interview, you know that this politician is still a cut above the others. There aren't many who...
Two election round-ups worthy of your attention
Even the most avid political aficionado won't have time for all of the election news and round-ups careering around the news media in all its forms, so here are just two that will give you a comprehensive daily account, coupled with a dash of...
Cameron - not as good a phony as Blair?
David Cameron has discovered passion, ten days before the election. It does, admittedly, come a day after a couple of big-time Tory donors criticised the Prime Minister for being lacklustre and uninspired. As such, Mr. Cameron's passion...
Election Notes 1
Ten days to go, and it seems time to update this blog accordingly. It's not that I've been disinterested in this election - on the contrary, it is fascinating, especially given the uncertain outcome - but time doesn't so far seem to have...
Gorge Waterfall 100k
A couple of weekends ago, a group of us traveled up to Portland for the Gorge Waterfall race. This race had two distances: 50k and 100k. The 100k is an out and back with about 12,000 feet of climbing. Some of my friends and I ran the 100k on Saturday...
Looking Back: March
Just like that, March is gone and we are back in the month of April again. Before you know it, my birthday will be here and then summer and then baseball season will be over and then I will be on Amazon buying presents again. My year in a nutshell!!...
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