Sep 15th 2011 By Bagehot READERS of the Independent were in for a surprise this morning: a lengthy apology from that newspaper’s star columnist Johann […]
Year: 2011
David Cameron flies to Russia
By Bagehot THIS is not about me, it’s about you. That—riskily—has been David Cameron’s message to the Russian government here in Moscow today, setting out, […]
Can an Englishman rent his castle?
Aug 30th 2011 By Bagehot THE British have long been told that theirs is a nation of homeowners (and more specifically house-owners). According to conventional […]
The Right realises that net migration targets are daft
Aug 26th 2011 By Bagehot THE AUGUST bank holiday weekend looms, so your blogger will allow himself a spot of sunny optimism (to offset the […]
Mr Cameron’s war
Aug 25th 2011 By Bagehot THIS week’s print column looks at the first leg of the Libyan crisis, and asks what lessons can be drawn […]
Once it’s over in Libya, will it be over?
Aug 23rd 2011 By Bagehot THIS IS not a comprehensive blog posting on Libya. The subject is too large, and the situation too fluid for […]
Why politicians should cut short holidays in a crisis
Aug 23rd 2011 By Bagehot TAKING a break from pondering the crisis in Libya, your blogger was asked to join a BBC radio debate this […]
Forget class war, the real fight is between the generations
Aug 19th 2011 By Bagehot LISTEN carefully, and in amongst the current chorus of Jeremiads against the dreadful state of England’s youth, you can hear […]
The transportation option
Aug 18th 2011 By Bagehot HERE is this week’s print edition column, expanding on some of the historical thoughts broached on this blog earlier in […]
A brief, bashful request for votes
Aug 18th 2011 By Bagehot WITH my usual efficiency, I have just learned that it is voting time for the annual Total Politics Blog Awards, […]