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Economy the focus of British parties' conferences

The great British political circus heads for Birmingham—the Venice of the UK, don't you know—for the final of the major parties' conferences this weekend. And there's a late addition to the schedule...

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Gobsmacking tactics

That thudding? The sound of jaws hitting the floor. Gordon Brown’s reappointment of Peter Mandelson to his cabinet on Friday caught almost all of Britain’s political observers by surprise. Actually,...

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The invisible election

I cast my vote in the New Zealand general election yesterday, by fax. No pilgrimage down Haymarket to New Zealand House this time – just log on, print off PDF voting form, tick boxes, struggle with fax...

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War hero Keith Park saves the world. Again

Although he has not received widespread public recognition, either in Britain or his native New Zealand, Sir Keith Rodney Park has a claim to be one of the greatest commanders in the history of aerial...

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London in snow stops everything shock

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Cultural exports: Great return on investment in tough times

Splendid though it was, Slumdog Millionaire slightly lost me when Jamal shouted “Lakita”, over and over, like a wimpy audition for Streetcar Named Desire. Hard to argue, though, that the film didn’t...

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Class warfare returns in UK

It doesn’t seem that long. But David Cameron has now been leader of the British Conservative party for four years. And he’s achieved plenty. He has spruced up the Tory image, stitched up internal...

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Starter's gun fired in UK election

Not long ago, they looked like they would walk it.read more

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Gordon Brown and the 'bigot'

As one colleague at the newspaper office I work in said, "I haven't seen so many journalists crowded around the TV since 9/11."read more

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Talking about a new generation

For the last day and a half I've been struggling to persuade "New Power Generation" - not one of Prince's best songs - to get the hell out of my head. It's all Ed Miliband's fault. He planted the...

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Economy the focus of British parties' conferences

The great British political circus heads for Birmingham—the Venice of the UK, don't you know—for the final of the major parties' conferences this weekend. And there's a late addition to the schedule...

View Article

Gobsmacking tactics

That thudding? The sound of jaws hitting the floor. Gordon Brown’s reappointment of Peter Mandelson to his cabinet on Friday caught almost all of Britain’s political observers by surprise. Actually,...

View Article

The invisible election

I cast my vote in the New Zealand general election yesterday, by fax. No pilgrimage down Haymarket to New Zealand House this time – just log on, print off PDF voting form, tick boxes, struggle with fax...

View Article


War hero Keith Park saves the world. Again

Although he has not received widespread public recognition, either in Britain or his native New Zealand, Sir Keith Rodney Park has a claim to be one of the greatest commanders in the history of aerial...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

London in snow stops everything shock

 read more

View Article


Cultural exports: Great return on investment in tough times

Splendid though it was, Slumdog Millionaire slightly lost me when Jamal shouted “Lakita”, over and over, like a wimpy audition for Streetcar Named Desire. Hard to argue, though, that the film didn’t...

View Article

Class warfare returns in UK

It doesn’t seem that long. But David Cameron has now been leader of the British Conservative party for four years. And he’s achieved plenty. He has spruced up the Tory image, stitched up internal...

View Article


Starter's gun fired in UK election

Not long ago, they looked like they would walk it.read more

View Article

Gordon Brown and the 'bigot'

As one colleague at the newspaper office I work in said, "I haven't seen so many journalists crowded around the TV since 9/11."read more

View Article

Talking about a new generation

For the last day and a half I've been struggling to persuade "New Power Generation" - not one of Prince's best songs - to get the hell out of my head. It's all Ed Miliband's fault. He planted the...

View Article
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