Economy the focus of British parties' conferences
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View ArticleEconomy 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 ArticleGobsmacking 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 ArticleThe 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 ArticleWar 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 ArticleCultural 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 ArticleClass 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 ArticleStarter's gun fired in UK election
Not long ago, they looked like they would walk it.read more
View ArticleGordon 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 ArticleTalking 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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