In William Hague's defence
Posted by James O'Brien on September 02, 2010 at 14:04PM
But the appetite for crucifying transgressors remains, undoubtedly, and, tragically, it is more acute in the context of homosexual relations than hetero.
Was the Iraq war justified?
Posted by James O'Brien on September 01, 2010 at 14:17PM
You can’t do this job successfully without attracting some criticism.
I can't bring myself to say it but.....political correctness!
Posted by James O'Brien on August 31, 2010 at 14:17PM
It’s one of the most over-used, not to mention misunderstood, phrases in current parlance.
The Pakistan flood appeal
Posted by James O'Brien on August 23, 2010 at 14:04PM
A potentially difficult, not to mention inflammatory, conversation unfolded in a fascinating fashion
I'm off on my holidays........
Posted by James O'Brien on August 05, 2010 at 14:23PM
As I head off on my holidays I leave you with a couple of emails which I received today
Cloned meat fears
Posted by James O'Brien on August 04, 2010 at 13:16PM
They keep telling us that there is 'widespread public unease' about cloned meat but I'm not sure there is!
Why so much hatred for Islam?
Posted by James O'Brien on August 03, 2010 at 14:18PM
2.8% of the population; something like 60% of the most reliably inflammatory topics in the British media.
Huntley probably should get compensation.
Posted by James O'Brien on August 02, 2010 at 14:06PM
Either everyone has the right not to get their throat slashed while in the care of paid, public sector professionals or nobody does.
For who's benefit?
Posted by James O'Brien on July 30, 2010 at 14:02PM
A good friend of mine worked out that with child care, travel, loss of state maternity leave and other attendant costs on one hand and her old wage on the other she would have effectively been working for 50p an hour if she returned to work.
65 too young to retire?
Posted by James O'Brien on July 29, 2010 at 14:33PM
Simply put, a state-imposed retirement age and state-paid pension create an equation to which the current answer - £97-a-week at the age of 65 - is spectacularly unsustainable.