Sanctions when imposed on a whim, without justification, and without an analysis of their potential impact, are careless in the extreme. The fact that institutions as powerful as the EU and US government have fallen into this trap is fuel to the fire of those who argue for considered diplomacy, ...
The government is busy fighting off efforts to make misogyny a hate crime.
"Does anybody really want to hear Carrie Johnson talk about LGBT rights? .... Nope didn't think so," Wrote on baffled Twitter user.
"Enjoying your "sunny uplands", are you?"
Papering over the cracks with crocuses?
“The UK cannot be a haven for criminals, no matter how much money they spend and regardless of where they may have stolen it from."
"Hits you in the gut, doesn’t it?” Roger Hallam explains why he would happily block an ambulance in order to insulate Britain.
From the newsletter: Spitting Image exposes a deeply unfunny crisis in British political comedy.
"I could never be a bystander watching someone beaten up for no reason - and I'd do it the same again despite my injuries."