Tag Archives: keir-starmer

Unclubbable

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Stephen Shellard

Political Parties.  Why we need more of them—But not too many! There was a time when, despite my coming of age journey in the 1960s through the First Newry cubs, boy scouts and senior scouts, I  considered myself an unquenchable … Continue reading →

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Will Hutton at the Fringe… 

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Stephen Shellard

John Curtis: His framing of a possible future Scottish independence referendum was not one I had previously heard: a choice between one union, in which Scotland is currently a very significant if somewhat discontented fraction, and another, in which Scotland would be a very small part. Continue reading →

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