Potemkin legislation

There is a mismatch between Government announcements and Commons realities. It cannot attempt reforms without risking them being amended out of recognition.

WATCH: Perry argues that the law has caught up with Assange

“For too long allegations of sexual assault or rape have been rather dismissed…the courts will decide the validity of those claims.”

Iain Dale: My hunch is that employers will pay for this NHS spending spree

Plus: Shame on the Conservative whips. And away with Julian Assange: most of us would happily pay his airfare.

Rebecca Coulson: Why we have to find a way to intervene

Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes it’s difficult, but sometimes, it’s simply wrong for the people of one country – or many – to sit by and watch those of another suffer.

Harriet Maltby: The lesson of John Key’s victory: Keep the faith

Despite an intense barrage targeted at the New Zealand Prime Minister, he has made history.

Noam Chomsky: Not even right about linguistics

For a certain kind of leftwinger, there’s no bigger blight on the world than the USA. Admittedly, the foreign policy… Read more »