Thepoliticalidealist

LATEST ARTICLES ( 366 )

• The Corrosive Effect of NHS Queuejumping

  Nestling quietly on the front page of the last edition of the Sunday Times was a story which got shockingly little media attention elsewhere. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Please Adjust Your Thermostats Now

  At the end of March, Britain was quietly warned that, due to exceptionally high demand for gas during the unexpected cold snap, and minimal reserves of gas bein... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Osborne’s Interesting Attempt At Populism

  The British Chancellor has a fixation with adopting left-wing styles as if he were on the side of the millions he hurts with nearly every decision he makes. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cyprus Cannot Declare Victory Yet

  I prefer to cover a broad range of news topics on this website from week to week, so it is with a mildly apologetic tone that I return to the fast-changing... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On Nuclear Weapons (Part 1)

  The Labour Party has always struggled with the ethics and philosophy of Britain operating a nuclear deterrent. It was Attlee’s late 40s government which first... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cyprus Calling

  

  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)On Saturday the 16th of March, the European Union and the government of Cyprus (that is, the internationally recognised state which... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cameron’s Next Big Commons Defeat?

  

  (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We were all taken by surprise last Thursday when David Cameron walked out of cross-party talks on the implementation of the Levenson... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Schools Must Be Built Now

  The Coalition Government was eager to scrap their predecessors’ Building Schools For The Future scheme, claiming that new school buildings were not a priority i... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Long Overdue Demise of Gagging Clauses

  I’m a Private Eye reader. I don’t know how far its reputation extends beyond Britain, so I shall briefly explain it. Set up 50 years ago, the magazine is a... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Liberal Democrats Reject Mansion Tax

  The Liberal Democrats no longer enjoy the trust of… anybody at all, really. Much like so-called centrist parties across Europe, they have done pretty much... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Apprenticeships Need Professions

  I’ve long thought that the dissolution of industry in Britain, which was positively encouraged by the Thatcher and Major governments and then shamefully... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• No Change Here

  

  David Cameron and Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo credit: The Prime Minister’s Office)Britain is now counting the days until the Coalition Government delivers its... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Kids In America (And The Value Of Storytelling)

  Yesterday evening I watched the latest documentary in the BBC’s high quality, long-running This World series. Yesterday’s documentary sought to illustrate the... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Chavez Will Be Missed

  Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela, died of cancer yesterday. The nation has entered a week of mourning,  and the United States just about suppressed its... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Justice Should Be Open

  Until the Coalition, with Ken Clarke as Justice secretary, started writing legislation, I thought we had a civil libertarian government for the first time... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congress Fails To Prevent Cuts

  

  English: Newt Gingrich at a political conference in Orlando, Florida. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The Fiscal Cliff of New Year’s Eve was fortunately postponed for... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Eastleigh: The Winners And Losers

  I am aware that I, as with large sections of the British media, have a tendency to go on about byelections. And on a day when the US is struggling with another... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 2018: A Space Odyssey

  The Inspiration Mars Foundation, part-funded by American businessman Dennis Tito, has released plans to send a middle-aged civilian couple on a rocket which wil... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Italy’s Leaders Should Take A Different Path

  The results from Italy’s legislative election are in. As with many countries faced with horrific austerity programmes, the traditional two bloc system has... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Difference Will the Downgrading of the UK’s Credit Rating Make to Plan A?

  

  As the credit rating agency Moody has decided to downgrade Britain’s credit rating from a Triple A rating to Aa1 rating, what impact will this cause for the... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY