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, […]
We have been here before
Aug 16th 2011 By Bagehot THERE have been some sweeping historical claims made in the wake of last week’s unrest, with commentators of left and […]
Why David Cameron is not about to resign as prime minister
Jul 18th 2011 By Bagehot THE old rules still apply in the unprecedented scandal shaking the British press, police and political establishment, starting with the […]
Time to cheer up, Britain will be fine
By Bagehot AFTER the first fortnight or so, constant gloom and indignation loses its charm. My print column this week argues that, in fact, there […]
What, exactly, is “independent” press regulation?
Jul 14th 2011 By Bagehot THE end is nigh for self-regulation of the British press, all hail “independent regulation”. That was the message from David […]
The government follows Labour’s lead in attacking Rupert Murdoch
Jul 12th 2011 By Bagehot THE GROUND continues to slip under the feet of the British politico-media establishment as the scandal of tabloid misconduct and […]