Horses for courses and the hurdles Not-so-Red Ed still has to overcome
Archive for August, 2011
Europe without the euro is neither feasible nor desirable
By Julian Priestley /Tuesday, August 16th, 2011The collapse of the single currency would be disastrous for the whole EU – including Britain, argues Julian Priestley
Where have all the flowers gone?
By Stefan Simanowitz /Monday, August 15th, 2011With this summer’s festival season in full swing, Stefan Simanowitz reflects on the changing politics of rock
Soundings show Refounding Labour is floundering
By Pete Willsman /Monday, August 15th, 2011Labour’s leadership is misguided in the changes it proposes to make to the party’s internal democracy, says Pete Willsman
Jill Palmer
By Jill Palmer /Monday, August 15th, 2011Back to the bad old days of the very long wait
Critical time for Canada’s left on the rise
By Jim Mallory /Monday, August 15th, 2011Canada’s New Democrats are finding cherished policies under pressure. Jim Mallory reports
Let’s retreat while we can, not when we must
By Denis MacShane /Monday, August 15th, 2011After 20 years of war, it’s time to try something else, argues Denis MacShane
Pressure mounts on Assad but Hague rules out Libya-style intervention
By Keith Richmond /Monday, August 15th, 2011The pressure on President Bashar al-Assad was cranked up this week when Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey’s foreign minister, flew to Damascus to demand an end to the regime’s bloody crackdown on dissent. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, said he was running out of patience with his neighbours over the “savagery” shown by Syria’s security forces.
Cameron on holiday…
By Tribune Web Editor /Monday, August 15th, 2011Cartoon by Gary Barker. More at TribuneCartoons.com
Backbiter by Birch
By Tribune Web Editor /Monday, August 15th, 2011Cartoon by Andrew Birch. More at TribuneCartoons.com