It's not about Englishness, it's about the meaning of Ed
The Labour leader wants to challenge preconceptions about what a Prime Minister is supposed to look and sound like.Ed Miliband’s speech yesterday on English identity and the Union attracted a good deal...
View Article"The Syrian people are bleeding": leaders condemn massacre
International leaders condemn the massacre in al-Qubair - but does the rhetoric mean anything?It is beyond doubt that a massacre took place in the Syrian village of al-Qubair. The British-based Syrian...
View ArticleNew car registrations rise 7.9 per cent in May
Figures indicate a steady growth in demand from private buyers.New car registrations in the UK reached 162,288 units in May – an increase of 7.9 per cent, compared to 150,431 for the same period last...
View ArticleGoogle Street View is the most audacious data-gathering project ever
Google Street View is an extraordinarily expensive project for a company which normally deals with razor-slim margins. It involves building customised cars, shipping them all over the world, and then...
View ArticleCameron and Osborne to appear before Leveson next week
Clegg, Salmond, Miliband, Harman, Major and Brown will also appear. Next week's Leveson line-up is the most noteworthy yet. David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Alex Salmond, Ed Miliband, Harriet Harman and...
View ArticleMad Men: season 5, episode 12
Gaining a woman, losing a man.“Think of an elegant exit,” is Don’s suggestion to Lane Pryce, in what is their last true encounter. “I’ve started over a lot. This is the worst part.” It’s the best...
View ArticleThe Friday Arts Diary
Our cultural picks for the week ahead. Exhibition The Courtauld Gallery, London, WC2: Mantegna to Matisse: Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, 14 June – 9 September This new exhibition draws...
View ArticleCurrency wars, extra-national stimulus and Krugmania!: 5 best unusual...
Five unusual solutions to the eurozone crisis, just in case you're bored of the ones that might actually happen. 1. The US and UK should engage in a currency war with the EU. The problem the eurozone...
View ArticleWhere we see vulnerability, Frankie Boyle sees a target
Frankie Boyle passes off his jokes about rape and "retards" as satire, but it is just vile with a smile, says Nicky Clark.What has Frankie Boyle got that Jim Davidson hasn’t? Celebrity friends on...
View ArticleCar salesmen - worse than bankers?
Perhaps not.Bankers take solace; public opinion may have turned against you in the last few years, but you will forever be held in higher regard than car dealers. That is according to Daily Mail’s...
View ArticleGordon Taylor: "unacceptable" for UEFA not to investigate racist chants
The head of the Professional Footballers' Association says UEFA must deal with racism "in the strongest way possible". The chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association has warned that...
View ArticleWith Winsor's appointment, the Tories have declared war on the police
This is a highly provocative move.The appointment of Tom Winsor as Chief Inspector of Constabulary can be boiled down to two areas of debate. First, there's the desire to distance Her Majesty's...
View ArticleDon't get your knickers in a twist over M&S
M&S decision to open a bank is hardly groundbreakingNews that Marks & Spencer will launch a chain of in-store bank branches has deservedly attracted the attention of the consumer press. It...
View Article"Take my money, HBO!": Why you won't be able to watch Game of Thrones online...
Why HBO don't want your money.Take My Money, HBO is a growing online campaign aimed at getting HBO, the American subscriber-TV network and home of the Sopranos, Game of Thrones and Curb Your...
View ArticleTo stop racism, UEFA must stop matches
If there is racist abuse from fans, then UEFA must stand with the players. Not since two black US athletes raised their fists in solidarity with the civil rights struggle back home as they were awarded...
View ArticleWeb Only: the best of the blogs
The five must-read blogs from today, including the centre-right ideology vacuum.1. Hang on, did Ed Miliband just change Labour’s local government policy? The Labour leader appears to have abandoned his...
View ArticleThe LinkedIn hack: what the experts think
Reaction to the LinkedIn hackingCarl Leonard, senior security research manager EMEA, Websense The compromise of a LinkedIn account has three important ramifications. First, the key concern is the bad...
View ArticleWhy the next BBC boss must be non-political
The BBC needs a visionary director general, not a political placeman."Our vision – to be the most creative organisation in the world". That’s quite a bold and imaginative goal, I would venture. What...
View ArticleTop 10 most-read blogs from the last week
Game of Thrones, Jon Stewart, wrestling and workfare. 1. Game of Thrones and the Good Ruler complex There are many problems with this series, but subtlety isn’t one of them. | Laurie Penny 2. Video:...
View ArticleSanctions against Zimbabwe have failed
They have become a political tool for Zanu-PF, as many African leaders continue to view sanctions as a tool for Western imperialism.In 2001 America passed the Zimbabwe Democracy and Recovery Act...
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