I have a growing concern. A well-functioning democracy, something which I hope that in years to come the UK will once again be recognised for,…
I have a growing concern. A well-functioning democracy, something which I hope that in years to come the UK will once again be recognised for,…
So, conference season is drawing to a close. The Conservatives have had a dispiriting conference, with a sense of doom about a seemingly inevitable election…
As a young man, G. K. Chesterton turned away from socialism to be a Liberal because, he claimed at the time, of the “tone of…
Adenauer, Erhard, Kiesinger, Barzel, Kohl, Schäuble, Merkel, Kramp-Karrenbauer. The list of the party chairmen and chairwomen of the Christian Democrats in Germany contains a number…
Back in 1982, I stood for Manchester City Council for the new shiny SDP. We hoped for and expected big changes. Many of the Labour…
Many commentators in the foreign media of Western Europe and the USA are in bewilderment. A country once known for its pragmatism, disdain for extreme…
I found myself carrying out a small experiment at the Radix fringe meeting on Monday at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth. It rather confirmed…