In British election campaigns, tax has become what American politicians call a third-rail issue – touch it and it will kill you. In the 2015 campaign it has only been mentioned by the parties to attack opponents and scare the electorate.
But the failure to discuss the costs of the extra spending the parties are now so freely promising is at...
Wherefore art thou Romeo?Peter SchrankWith claims and accusations flying left, right and centre during the election period, many of us are looking to cartoonists for much needed daily doses of satire – and sanity. Political cartoons have been a vital part of British political culture for a good 300 years, and it’s striking how often...
Justice yet to be done?Nick Ansell/PAAfter a Leicestershire Police investigation that interviewed more than 2,000 people and produced allegations which span two decades, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has declined to prosecute Labour peer Greville Janner over 22 allegations of child abuse and sexual assault.
According to the director of public...
At the beginning of his interview with Evan Davis on BBC’s Newsnight, Ed Miliband looked more than a little ill at ease. The initial questions, in which he was confronted with predictions made by his colleagues at the beginning of the parliament on jobs and other issues, clearly made him uncomfortable.
The opposition leader was also irritated...
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