Critical Reaction commissions pieces from a wide range of authors on politics, culture and books. The editorial board is chaired by Lord Tebbit of Chingford, and the editor is Graham Stewart. http://www.critical-reaction.co.uk/ http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3025/27-02-2012-where-what-is-the-money-in-britain http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3025/27-02-2012-where-what-is-the-money-in-britain Underlying monetary relationships in the corporate sector Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:09:36 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3024/24-02-2012-diogenes-his-lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3024/24-02-2012-diogenes-his-lantern Obama's statistics; Greek facts; revealed truths &c Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:08:32 +0000The Friday Columnist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3023/23-02-2012-let-it-go http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3023/23-02-2012-let-it-go Of Manets, Battersea and a Scream Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:03:28 +0000Non Placet http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3022/22-02-2012-of-oiks-and-oddities http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3022/22-02-2012-of-oiks-and-oddities Why does the BBC tell us who went to Oxbridge but not to Public School? Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:57:55 +0000The Fourth Estate http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3021/21-02-2012-what-caused-the-great-recession http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3021/21-02-2012-what-caused-the-great-recession And what does that mean for us? Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:55:36 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3020/20-02-2012-nato-s-know-nothings http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3020/20-02-2012-nato-s-know-nothings We don't need to speak Latvian to know this is silly Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:58:10 +0000The Realist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3019/17-02-2012-diogenes-his-lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3019/17-02-2012-diogenes-his-lantern Coming to Britain; fat girls; church & state; &c Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:56:03 +0000The Friday Columnist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3018/16-02-2012-has-greece-benefited-from-eurozone-membership http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3018/16-02-2012-has-greece-benefited-from-eurozone-membership Greeks aren’t voting for Christmas Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:54:53 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3017/15-02-2012-the-personal-isn-t-political http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3017/15-02-2012-the-personal-isn-t-political David Cameron’s NHS Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:44:54 +0000Crown Passage http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3016/14-02-2012-cameron-s-conservatives-chose-the-coalition http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3016/14-02-2012-cameron-s-conservatives-chose-the-coalition EDITORIAL: So they, and we, have to live with Les Ebdon Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:42:56 +0000Education http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3015/13-02-2012-breaking-helmer-s-stand-off http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3015/13-02-2012-breaking-helmer-s-stand-off We don’t always need to shoot ourselves in the back on Europe Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:40:57 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3014/10-02-2012-gilting-the-lily-livered-recovery http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3014/10-02-2012-gilting-the-lily-livered-recovery British QE is necessary to offset very weak bank lending Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:39:31 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3013/09-02-2012-diogenes-his-lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3013/09-02-2012-diogenes-his-lantern Trade’s the thing; working women; & an English peculiarity Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:24 +0000The Thursday Columnist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3012/08-02-2012-long-to-feign-over-her http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3012/08-02-2012-long-to-feign-over-her Has Dave been more loyal to Liz or to Andy & Rupert? Hmmmn Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:52:18 +0000Crown Passage http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3011/07-02-2012-because-there-aren-t-enough-wars http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3011/07-02-2012-because-there-aren-t-enough-wars Iran will make Iraq look like a success Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:41:20 +0000The Realist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3010/05-02-2012-the-pathologies-of-capitalism http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3010/05-02-2012-the-pathologies-of-capitalism Its friends know that it lives Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:48:05 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3009/16-12-2011-diogenes-his-lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3009/16-12-2011-diogenes-his-lantern Europe’s still in crisis despite the veto; national treasures; & wimmin, redux Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:52:16 +0000The Friday Columnist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3008/15-12-2011-it-s-not-all-black http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3008/15-12-2011-it-s-not-all-black How serious is the UK’s vulnerability to recessions? Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:39:39 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3007/09-12-2011-diogenes-his-lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3007/09-12-2011-diogenes-his-lantern Goldbugs; it’s that currency zone again; hot, green air; &, a bearded non-wonder. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:00:45 +0000The Friday Columnist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3006/08-12-2011-why-we-haven-t-exploded-yet http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3006/08-12-2011-why-we-haven-t-exploded-yet The Eurozone’s escape valve and what it means Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:53:39 +0000Eurozone special http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3005/07-12-2011-someone-s-coining-it http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3005/07-12-2011-someone-s-coining-it Markets have long been clever when it comes to debts Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:42:19 +0000Eurozone special http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3004/06-12-2011-bbrc-is-even-worse-than-the-bbc http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3004/06-12-2011-bbrc-is-even-worse-than-the-bbc That’s bogus bank recapitalization Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:34:22 +0000Eurozone special http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3003/05-12-2011-not-quite-as-safe-as-the-banks-in-england http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3003/05-12-2011-not-quite-as-safe-as-the-banks-in-england Are Continentals better off banking with their mattresses? Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:16:08 +0000Eurozone special http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3002/02-12-2011-der-tag-is-almost-here http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3002/02-12-2011-der-tag-is-almost-here The Eurozone and Its Entrails Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:59:02 +0000Eurozone special http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3001/25-11-2011-diogenes-his-lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3001/25-11-2011-diogenes-his-lantern Varsity today; Paddy’s temper; & words and their meanings Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:53:22 +0000The Friday Columnist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3000/24-11-2011-long-leg-to-freedom http://critical-reaction.co.uk/3000/24-11-2011-long-leg-to-freedom Basil D’Oliveira 1931-2011 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:49:01 +0000Cricket http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2999/23-11-2011-there-is-good-news-out-there http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2999/23-11-2011-there-is-good-news-out-there US money growth is on the turn Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:43:56 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2997/22-11-2011-no-muslims-no-white-trash-some-irish http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2997/22-11-2011-no-muslims-no-white-trash-some-irish Mixed messages are liable to be misheard Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:28:43 +0000Terrorism http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2996/21-11-2011-we-re-in-the-wrong-club http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2996/21-11-2011-we-re-in-the-wrong-club Europhiles can’t claim the pro-EU case is the trading opportunity Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:00:35 +0000Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2995/18-11-2011-let-s-hear-it-for-state-planning http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2995/18-11-2011-let-s-hear-it-for-state-planning This is not crypto-republicanism Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:49:41 +0000Architecture http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2994/17-11-2011-wanting-honour http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2994/17-11-2011-wanting-honour Olive, o Olive Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:47:52 +0000Crown Passage http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2993/16-11-2011-who-elected-the-national-trust http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2993/16-11-2011-who-elected-the-national-trust Time for a new dissolution of the monasteries Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:46:36 +0000Architecture http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2992/15-11-2011-sympathy-for-the-devil http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2992/15-11-2011-sympathy-for-the-devil EDITORIAL: Cameron eyes up the UUP Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:45:18 +0000Northern Ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2991/14-11-2011-why-is-bank-recapitalization-deflationary http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2991/14-11-2011-why-is-bank-recapitalization-deflationary You’ll get what you do, good and hard Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:43:10 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2990/11-11-2011-diogenes-his-lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2990/11-11-2011-diogenes-his-lantern The small matter of Greece Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:57:20 +0000The Friday Columnist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2989/10-11-2011-can-the-eurozone-s-banks-survive-its-break-up http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2989/10-11-2011-can-the-eurozone-s-banks-survive-its-break-up The banks need money: give them money Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:41:55 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2988/09-11-2011-may-might-widdy-wouldn-t http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2988/09-11-2011-may-might-widdy-wouldn-t The Home Office is a hard job and needs a harder woman Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:28:09 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2987/08-11-2011-it-s-politics-that-failed-not-the-market http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2987/08-11-2011-it-s-politics-that-failed-not-the-market Don’t let the people who made the Euro-crisis, “fix” it Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:19:00 +0000The Euro http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2986/07-11-2011-greece-isn-t-the-problem http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2986/07-11-2011-greece-isn-t-the-problem Beware of bureaucrats bearing shopworn solutions Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:03:46 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2985/04-11-2011-diogenes-his-lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2985/04-11-2011-diogenes-his-lantern Childish burghers, blasted heaths & Mariella Frostrup Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:04:28 +0000The Friday Columnist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2984/03-11-2011-how-little-do-children-matter-to-the-left http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2984/03-11-2011-how-little-do-children-matter-to-the-left Fathers don’t need equal access, but they’ll get it Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:58:14 +0000Inequality http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2983/02-11-2011-believe-in-yourselves http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2983/02-11-2011-believe-in-yourselves The Church is for the truth not for fashion Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:12:11 +0000Religion http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2982/01-11-2011-are-you-looking-at-my-pint http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2982/01-11-2011-are-you-looking-at-my-pint Do countries rot from the top down? Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:04:37 +0000Crown Passage http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2981/31-10-2011-where-dave-leads-us http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2981/31-10-2011-where-dave-leads-us A roonius 18 months and no sign of it getting any better Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:54:14 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2980/28-10-2011-diogenes-his-lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2980/28-10-2011-diogenes-his-lantern Poor Germans, irritating Chinamen & piles of rubbish Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:06:24 +0100The Friday Columnist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2979/24-10-2011-the-man-of-the-hour http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2979/24-10-2011-the-man-of-the-hour David Nuttall speaks Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:36:08 +0100CR interviews http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2978/24-10-2011-a-particular-problem http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2978/24-10-2011-a-particular-problem Small is beautiful Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:32:55 +0100The Big Society http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2977/23-10-2011-better-to-live-one-day-like-a-lion http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2977/23-10-2011-better-to-live-one-day-like-a-lion Poor tactics, poor judgement, poor show Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:33:22 +0100The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2976/22-10-2011-our-enemies-and-their-friends http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2976/22-10-2011-our-enemies-and-their-friends ETA gave in without being given in to Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:31:32 +0100The Realist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2975/21-10-2011-what-works-what-doesn-t http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2975/21-10-2011-what-works-what-doesn-t Can the Debt Management Office conduct monetary policy? Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:05:38 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2974/20-10-2011-the-art-of-posturing http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2974/20-10-2011-the-art-of-posturing What’s needed is method fibbing: believe in the lie Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:09:24 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2973/20-10-2011-of-motes-beams http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2973/20-10-2011-of-motes-beams Why are our standards so low? Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:56:05 +0100Public Morals http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2972/20-10-2011-a-la-mode-dave http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2972/20-10-2011-a-la-mode-dave Why leak Gus O’Donnell’s whitewash? Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:52:12 +0100Crown Passage http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2971/19-10-2011-diogenes-his-lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2971/19-10-2011-diogenes-his-lantern Statistics, divine intervention, death and Georgette Heyer Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:34:33 +0100The Wednesday Columnist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2970/19-10-2011-they-don-t-just-shoot-foxes http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2970/19-10-2011-they-don-t-just-shoot-foxes PMQs: MiliE sees the open goal, shoots, scores Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:19:15 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2969/19-10-2011-we-re-not-puerto-rico-yet http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2969/19-10-2011-we-re-not-puerto-rico-yet Stand up for Britain: ditch the unequal extradition treaty with the US Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:53:07 +0100Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2968/19-10-2011-the-stark-truth http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2968/19-10-2011-the-stark-truth Tell the IOC where to get off Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:50:27 +0100London 2012 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2967/19-10-2011-stop-telling-us-what-to-do http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2967/19-10-2011-stop-telling-us-what-to-do Why does government still think that it knows even slightly better? Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:43:46 +0100Society http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2966/19-10-2011-things-we-don-t-need-pt-i http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2966/19-10-2011-things-we-don-t-need-pt-i Francesco Guardi’s ‘Venice, a View of the Rialto Bridge, Looking North, from the Fondamenta del Carbon’ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:40:45 +0100Culture http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2965/19-10-2011-the-right-way-forward http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2965/19-10-2011-the-right-way-forward We’re (almost) back Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:35:48 +0100CR http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2964/10-06-2011-diogenes-and-his-lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2964/10-06-2011-diogenes-and-his-lantern Even the IMF deserves better than another French Pol Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:32:47 +0100The Friday Columnist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2963/09-06-2011-mote-beams http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2963/09-06-2011-mote-beams EDITORIAL: On Nationalism and Sectarianism in Scotland Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:18:32 +0100Scotland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2962/08-06-2011-when-being-baldwinian-is-a-good-thing http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2962/08-06-2011-when-being-baldwinian-is-a-good-thing Maybe not Roger, over and out after all? Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:52:06 +0100Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2960/07-06-2011-love-the-banks-we-have http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2960/07-06-2011-love-the-banks-we-have Would the City moving abroad matter? Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:56:56 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2961/06-06-2011-what-needs-to-be-done-with-the-imf http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2961/06-06-2011-what-needs-to-be-done-with-the-imf Hold what we have for fear of something worse Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:51:39 +0100The Realist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2959/05-06-2011-bound-up-in-red-tape http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2959/05-06-2011-bound-up-in-red-tape It’s bleeding obvious for business Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:56:21 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2958/31-05-2011-and-in-the-3rd-part-still-no-good-news http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2958/31-05-2011-and-in-the-3rd-part-still-no-good-news We need to know what the forces are for Tue, 31 May 2011 17:25:55 +0100The SDSR after Libya http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2957/31-05-2011-losing-leaders-loses-wars http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2957/31-05-2011-losing-leaders-loses-wars Very, very soon we won’t even be able to choose to intervene Tue, 31 May 2011 17:20:25 +0100The SDSR after Libya http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2956/31-05-2011-the-navy-s-not-here http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2956/31-05-2011-the-navy-s-not-here Part I of a three part series Tue, 31 May 2011 17:18:18 +0100The SDSR after Libya http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2955/31-05-2011-give-us-our-money http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2955/31-05-2011-give-us-our-money If we can afford the EU, we can afford OAPs Tue, 31 May 2011 16:25:08 +0100Pensions http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2954/31-05-2011-you-covenant-if-you-want-to http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2954/31-05-2011-you-covenant-if-you-want-to It’ll be compulsory enamel lapel badges next Tue, 31 May 2011 15:57:25 +0100War & Society http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2953/31-05-2011-monetarism-s-back-to-the-future http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2953/31-05-2011-monetarism-s-back-to-the-future If only the Eurozone had got with the programme Tue, 31 May 2011 15:39:37 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2952/31-05-2011-inflating-america http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2952/31-05-2011-inflating-america Paying debts and making claims Tue, 31 May 2011 08:23:12 +0100Diogenes & his lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2951/01-04-2011-thank-god-the-city-doesn-t-have-an-a-list http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2951/01-04-2011-thank-god-the-city-doesn-t-have-an-a-list Bored with women on boards Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:43:17 +0100Political Correctness http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2950/01-04-2011-telling-the-truth-about-crime http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2950/01-04-2011-telling-the-truth-about-crime The BCS is one more Blarite dodge the Coalition sticks with Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:41:00 +0100Diogenes & his lantern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2949/01-04-2011-let-s-behave-at-home-before-we-sort-out-abroad http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2949/01-04-2011-let-s-behave-at-home-before-we-sort-out-abroad He bribes, you take freebies, I enjoy your friendship Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:24:34 +0100Public & Private Morality http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2948/01-04-2011-short-term-disaster-long-term-trauma http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2948/01-04-2011-short-term-disaster-long-term-trauma The nature of the Japanese crisis Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:20:24 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2947/08-03-2011-you-re-almost-in-the-money http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2947/08-03-2011-you-re-almost-in-the-money Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:14:47 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2946/05-03-2011-a-spring-in-your-hoof http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2946/05-03-2011-a-spring-in-your-hoof Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:48:59 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2941/28-02-2011-there-s-more-and-worse-to-come-in-ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2941/28-02-2011-there-s-more-and-worse-to-come-in-ireland The more things change, the more left wing they become? Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:03:15 +0000Irish Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2940/27-02-2011-what-your-money-s-worth http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2940/27-02-2011-what-your-money-s-worth How bad is the UK inflation scare? Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:47:40 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2939/26-02-2011-on-good-money-and-bad http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2939/26-02-2011-on-good-money-and-bad Libyan lolly is now Bad, Saudi spondulicks are not yet Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:35:24 +0000The Fourth Estate http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2938/25-02-2011-three-not-so-green-fields http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2938/25-02-2011-three-not-so-green-fields Britain and the new Irish government Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:20:01 +0000Irish Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2937/24-02-2011-the-sins-of-the-father http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2937/24-02-2011-the-sins-of-the-father The heirs to Blair are worse than Labour Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:21:15 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2936/23-02-2011-what-s-news-and-what-s-not http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2936/23-02-2011-what-s-news-and-what-s-not If a 100 people die in New Zealand does the British press make a noise? Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:39:32 +0000The Fourth Estate http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2935/21-02-2011-teaching-necons-a-much-needed-lesson http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2935/21-02-2011-teaching-necons-a-much-needed-lesson We’re still paying the costs of Blair’s wars Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:14:36 +0000The Realist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2934/18-02-2011-the-doctrine-of-ministerial-irresponsibility http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2934/18-02-2011-the-doctrine-of-ministerial-irresponsibility EDITORIAL: A Very Dicey Prospect Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:38:32 +0000Jurisprudence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2933/17-02-2011-seeing-the-should-for-the-trees http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2933/17-02-2011-seeing-the-should-for-the-trees The case for a more rigid orthodoxy Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:38:01 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2932/16-02-2011-bank-liquidationism-is-as-frightening-as-it-sounds http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2932/16-02-2011-bank-liquidationism-is-as-frightening-as-it-sounds And a double dip in the PIGS is even worse Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:47:25 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2931/15-02-2011-don-t-look-left-for-the-answers http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2931/15-02-2011-don-t-look-left-for-the-answers We know the problem but is there a BS solution? Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:34:35 +0000The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2930/11-02-2011-a-triumph-for-realism http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2930/11-02-2011-a-triumph-for-realism We didn’t do this, they did Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:53:34 +0000The Realist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2929/11-02-2011-it-s-that-man-again http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2929/11-02-2011-it-s-that-man-again Not a natural secretary of state Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:16:12 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2928/08-02-2011-all-the-usual-flaws http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2928/08-02-2011-all-the-usual-flaws NEWS: George Osborne’s friends and enemies Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:01:17 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2927/07-02-2011-bleak-is-bleak http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2927/07-02-2011-bleak-is-bleak Why US broad money is stagnating despite QE2 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:03:43 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2926/05-02-2011-not-all-iron-chancellors-are-equally-rusty http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2926/05-02-2011-not-all-iron-chancellors-are-equally-rusty Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:17:27 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2925/04-02-2011-sally-bercow-isn-t-the-problem http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2925/04-02-2011-sally-bercow-isn-t-the-problem Getting rid of Michael Martin was and is Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:49:22 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2924/03-02-2011-the-iraqi-tar-patch http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2924/03-02-2011-the-iraqi-tar-patch The BBC gets it wrong Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:16:43 +0000The Realist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2923/29-01-2011-only-minimal-sagacity-today http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2923/29-01-2011-only-minimal-sagacity-today Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:36:51 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2922/28-01-2011-a-river-of-crocodile-tears http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2922/28-01-2011-a-river-of-crocodile-tears The West has done nothing wrong in Egypt Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:51:22 +0000The Realist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2921/27-01-2011-a-phenomenon http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2921/27-01-2011-a-phenomenon Katie Hopkins on Question Time Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:26:35 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2920/27-01-2011-where-in-the-world-are-we http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2920/27-01-2011-where-in-the-world-are-we Don’t believe the inflation scare Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:26:35 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2919/26-01-2011-employers-have-rights-too http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2919/26-01-2011-employers-have-rights-too The nonsense of the concept of the default retirement age Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:19:23 +0000Pensions http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2918/26-01-2011-tories-don-t-believe-in-guillotines http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2918/26-01-2011-tories-don-t-believe-in-guillotines But Cameron does: go figure Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:12:41 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2916/26-01-2011-things-for-peers-to-do http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2916/26-01-2011-things-for-peers-to-do Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:24:29 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2915/25-01-2011-no-one-believes-the-government-on-cuts http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2915/25-01-2011-no-one-believes-the-government-on-cuts EDITORIAL: The economy is in crisis and Osborne hasn’t acted Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:28:00 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2914/25-01-2011-dan-hannan-and-douglas-carswell-propose-winding-up-boo http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2914/25-01-2011-dan-hannan-and-douglas-carswell-propose-winding-up-boo EXCLUSIVE: Withdrawalism’s pantomime horse does the splits Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:13:25 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2913/25-01-2011-give-us-the-tips-and-we-ll-finish-the-job http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2913/25-01-2011-give-us-the-tips-and-we-ll-finish-the-job Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:17:05 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2912/24-01-2011-do-these-words-diminish-or-enhance-the-meaning-of-monarchy http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2912/24-01-2011-do-these-words-diminish-or-enhance-the-meaning-of-monarchy REVIEW: The King’s Speech Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:58:47 +0000FILM http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2911/24-01-2011-the-pungent-smell-of-something-earthy http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2911/24-01-2011-the-pungent-smell-of-something-earthy Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:56:46 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2910/23-01-2011-another-low-hurdle-for-john-bercow http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2910/23-01-2011-another-low-hurdle-for-john-bercow Has Gerry Adams actually resigned from the Commons? Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:24:18 +0000Northern Ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2909/21-01-2011-what-coulson-tells-us http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2909/21-01-2011-what-coulson-tells-us On avoiding the avoidable Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:32:29 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2908/21-01-2011-things-to-do-with-your-redundancy-pay http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2908/21-01-2011-things-to-do-with-your-redundancy-pay Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:14:09 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2907/21-01-2011-what-they-told-you http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2907/21-01-2011-what-they-told-you UPDATED: The Spectator; ConservativeHome Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:04:08 +0000Media http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2906/21-01-2011-we-told-you-so http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2906/21-01-2011-we-told-you-so EDITORIAL: Coulson Goes Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:50:17 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2905/20-01-2011-you-can-t-u-turn-on-a-racecourse http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2905/20-01-2011-you-can-t-u-turn-on-a-racecourse Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:13:24 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2904/20-01-2011-the-unenergetic-mister-huhne http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2904/20-01-2011-the-unenergetic-mister-huhne Is Britain ignoring its shale gas bonanza? Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:13:19 +0000Energy Policy http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2903/19-01-2011-it-s-a-material-world http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2903/19-01-2011-it-s-a-material-world Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:05:50 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2902/18-01-2011-the-narrative-framing-never-ends http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2902/18-01-2011-the-narrative-framing-never-ends Apparently we’d have won if we had offered voters even more of what they didn’t like Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:43:21 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2901/18-01-2011-some-midland-magic http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2901/18-01-2011-some-midland-magic Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:54:36 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2900/17-01-2011-the-case-for-central-banks http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2900/17-01-2011-the-case-for-central-banks And the case against Ron Paul Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:10:12 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2899/17-01-2011-car-crash-radio http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2899/17-01-2011-car-crash-radio NEWS: Cameron on Today was a wake-up call Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:09:53 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2898/14-01-2011-mister-david-doesn-t-do-elections http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2898/14-01-2011-mister-david-doesn-t-do-elections You can see why Roons don’t like the voters Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:47:08 +0000By-election blog: Oldham East & Saddleworth http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2897/13-01-2011-why-gove-is-right-and-simon-hughes-is-wrong http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2897/13-01-2011-why-gove-is-right-and-simon-hughes-is-wrong Michael Gove has exposed the sorry truth about our ‘ever-improving’ schools Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:08:31 +0000Education http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2896/13-01-2011-labour-peers-are-right http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2896/13-01-2011-labour-peers-are-right EDITORIAL: Every Tory should hope the Lords defends democracy Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:20:44 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2895/12-01-2011-all-must-have-subsidies http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2895/12-01-2011-all-must-have-subsidies Not just a Euro bailout fund, but an EU bail-in fund! Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:43:30 +0000Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2894/12-01-2011-a-flutter-on-franklino-and-bull-five http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2894/12-01-2011-a-flutter-on-franklino-and-bull-five Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:21:47 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2893/12-01-2011-the-cash-amendment http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2893/12-01-2011-the-cash-amendment How the European Union Bill currently fails to safeguard British sovereignty Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:15:34 +0000EU Law http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2892/11-01-2011-from-thoroughbred-to-featherbed http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2892/11-01-2011-from-thoroughbred-to-featherbed Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:28:33 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2891/10-01-2011-dona-from-taunton http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2891/10-01-2011-dona-from-taunton Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:30:24 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2890/09-01-2011-it-s-brave-being-dave http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2890/09-01-2011-it-s-brave-being-dave EDITORIAL: Where’s the risk in the Coalition for Cameron? Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:05:23 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2889/08-01-2011-less-than-the-sum-of-their-parts http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2889/08-01-2011-less-than-the-sum-of-their-parts Poll shows joint Con-Lib Dem candidates would be a gift to Labour Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:51:41 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2888/07-01-2011-why-is-britain-in-the-euro-debt-union http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2888/07-01-2011-why-is-britain-in-the-euro-debt-union And did George Osborne endorse Alistair Darling’s extraordinary decision? Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:34:22 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2887/07-01-2011-refusing-to-surrender http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2887/07-01-2011-refusing-to-surrender Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:41:28 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2886/06-01-2011-grasping-the-nettle-of-control-orders http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2886/06-01-2011-grasping-the-nettle-of-control-orders Three ideas for how they can be replaced by a better system Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:43:14 +0000Terrorism http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2885/06-01-2011-potentially-high-benefits http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2885/06-01-2011-potentially-high-benefits Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:53:11 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2884/05-01-2011-some-profitable-time-wasting http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2884/05-01-2011-some-profitable-time-wasting Racing Tips Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:10:07 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2883/04-01-2011-send-em-down-or-send-em-out http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2883/04-01-2011-send-em-down-or-send-em-out The problem with Ken Clarke’s plans for community sentencing Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:10:16 +0000Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2882/04-01-2011-backing-mandy-s-hero http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2882/04-01-2011-backing-mandy-s-hero Racing Tips Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:55:39 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2880/03-01-2011-coalition-before-party http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2880/03-01-2011-coalition-before-party Cameron knows the Lib Dems might desert him in 2011, which is why he is ready to offer extraordinary inducements Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:47:11 +0000coalition blog http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2879/03-01-2011-the-first-flutter-of-2011 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2879/03-01-2011-the-first-flutter-of-2011 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:37:50 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2878/30-12-2010-house-rules-should-lead-the-pack http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2878/30-12-2010-house-rules-should-lead-the-pack Racing Tips Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:04:34 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2877/29-12-2010-races-like-elections-are-easily-lost http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2877/29-12-2010-races-like-elections-are-easily-lost Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:48:01 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2876/28-12-2010-in-pursuit-of-gentle-alice http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2876/28-12-2010-in-pursuit-of-gentle-alice Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:16:53 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2875/26-12-2010-time-to-reject-the-meddlesome-tendency http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2875/26-12-2010-time-to-reject-the-meddlesome-tendency Take investing in AIM-listed companies for example … Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:49:27 +0000Regulation http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2874/24-12-2010-david-cameron-is-no-mrs-t http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2874/24-12-2010-david-cameron-is-no-mrs-t Would the PM get rid of Liberals, even if he could? Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:06:15 +0000The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2873/23-12-2010-freedom-is-indivisible http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2873/23-12-2010-freedom-is-indivisible The traditional Left to Right spectrum has little real meaning Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:57:45 +0000Liberalism Today http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2872/22-12-2010-the-fox-is-shot http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2872/22-12-2010-the-fox-is-shot The Cable Affair has freed Tories to speak their mind. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:26:41 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2871/21-12-2010-ready-to-strike-the-mainland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2871/21-12-2010-ready-to-strike-the-mainland We Have Not Heard the Last from Irish Terrorists Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:25:24 +0000Terrorism http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2870/18-12-2010-the-endgame-for-the-euro http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2870/18-12-2010-the-endgame-for-the-euro This New Year may be the Euro’s last. Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:08:57 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2869/17-12-2010-an-each-way-option http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2869/17-12-2010-an-each-way-option The going at Wolverhampton Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:33:27 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2868/16-12-2010-contempt-for-the-law http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2868/16-12-2010-contempt-for-the-law Article 8 of the Human Rights Act is undermining faith in the courts Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:28:18 +0000Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2867/16-12-2010-prospects-for-a-fascinating-race http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2867/16-12-2010-prospects-for-a-fascinating-race Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:52:43 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2866/15-12-2010-protests-must-not-be-banned http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2866/15-12-2010-protests-must-not-be-banned But how should they be policed? Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:19:46 +0000Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2865/15-12-2010-tipping-a-titan http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2865/15-12-2010-tipping-a-titan Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:33:12 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2864/14-12-2010-there-is-an-alternative http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2864/14-12-2010-there-is-an-alternative George Osborne has made a very bad bet on Dublin Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:08:49 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2863/14-12-2010-a-marriage-of-unequals http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2863/14-12-2010-a-marriage-of-unequals Tory backbenchers need to learn from Lib Dem tactics Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:21:17 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2862/14-12-2010-students-do-the-maths http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2862/14-12-2010-students-do-the-maths They Can Riot, But Can They Add Up? Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:17:41 +0000Higher Education http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2861/13-12-2010-not-straight-out-of-the-corner-of-tom-baldwin-s-mouth http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2861/13-12-2010-not-straight-out-of-the-corner-of-tom-baldwin-s-mouth Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:14:51 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2860/11-12-2010-the-politics-of-prison-and-crime http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2860/11-12-2010-the-politics-of-prison-and-crime Ken Clarke’s key proposals are rightly unpopular Sat, 11 Dec 2010 08:48:21 +0000Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2859/10-12-2010-the-mounts-were-the-best-looking-thing-in-parliament-square-yesterday http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2859/10-12-2010-the-mounts-were-the-best-looking-thing-in-parliament-square-yesterday Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:55:05 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2858/10-12-2010-modernised-political-morals http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2858/10-12-2010-modernised-political-morals It’s been a long time since Crichel Down Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:12:39 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2857/09-12-2010-troubling-times-in-ulster http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2857/09-12-2010-troubling-times-in-ulster The rumblings of a new upsurge in terrorist activities are clearly discernible Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:59:24 +0000Northern Ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2856/09-12-2010-nonsense-on-stilts http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2856/09-12-2010-nonsense-on-stilts Freedom of Information is not a universal human right Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:19:19 +0000Civil Liberties http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2855/09-12-2010-all-of-the-excitement-none-of-the-lib-dems http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2855/09-12-2010-all-of-the-excitement-none-of-the-lib-dems Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:22:09 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2854/08-12-2010-who-are-the-masters-now http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2854/08-12-2010-who-are-the-masters-now Is Parliament or the EU or the UK Supreme Court the ultimate legal authority on British sovereignty? Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:41:27 +0000EU Law http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2853/08-12-2010-there-s-lots-for-the-lib-dems-to-lose http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2853/08-12-2010-there-s-lots-for-the-lib-dems-to-lose How long has Nick Clegg got as Liberal Leader? Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:55:28 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2852/07-12-2010-all-over-by-christmas http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2852/07-12-2010-all-over-by-christmas Why England are outclassing Australia Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:06:34 +0000The Ashes http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2851/06-12-2010-what-s-good-enough-for-us-is-good-enough-for-them http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2851/06-12-2010-what-s-good-enough-for-us-is-good-enough-for-them Testing times for Coalition cohesion Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:24:44 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2850/06-12-2010-has-davis-found-an-issue http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2850/06-12-2010-has-davis-found-an-issue NEWS: There will be a reckoning for not winning the unlosable election Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:27:31 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2849/06-12-2010-dangers-seen-and-unseen http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2849/06-12-2010-dangers-seen-and-unseen The euro crisis was widely predicted.  What were the motives of those who shut their eyes to it? Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:18:28 +0000The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2848/05-12-2010-we-re-not-the-problem http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2848/05-12-2010-we-re-not-the-problem It was Cameron who lost the election, not the Right Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:22:34 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2847/04-12-2010-one-of-them http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2847/04-12-2010-one-of-them NEWS: The Liberals’ problem with Nick Clegg Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:04:53 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2846/03-12-2010-why-are-we-still-paying-for-this http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2846/03-12-2010-why-are-we-still-paying-for-this What does the BBC do that other media cannot - except help strangle that competition? Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:06:58 +0000Media http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2845/01-12-2010-obama-commander-in-chief http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2845/01-12-2010-obama-commander-in-chief Rather than advertising the date, Obama should have set the objectives for an Afghan withdrawal Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:23:29 +0000Afghanistan http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2844/01-12-2010-punching-above-her-weight http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2844/01-12-2010-punching-above-her-weight Why does Scotland have a Minister for External Affairs? Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:28:28 +0000Scotland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2843/01-12-2010-is-frankfurt-bothered http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2843/01-12-2010-is-frankfurt-bothered The ECB fiddles while Ireland, Greece and Portugal burn Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:45:36 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2842/29-11-2010-darling-s-last-act-will-cost-us-dear http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2842/29-11-2010-darling-s-last-act-will-cost-us-dear Britain cannot opt out of picking up the tab for Portugal’s euro experiment Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:42:12 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2840/29-11-2010-taking-a-punt-on-ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2840/29-11-2010-taking-a-punt-on-ireland Will we get our money back? Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:41:57 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2839/27-11-2010-following-frankfurt-to-fiasco http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2839/27-11-2010-following-frankfurt-to-fiasco It’s hard to read the ECB Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:57:48 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2838/26-11-2010-this-is-not-a-joke-about-john-bercow http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2838/26-11-2010-this-is-not-a-joke-about-john-bercow Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:28:41 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2837/26-11-2010-cameron-and-the-gnomes-of-zurich http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2837/26-11-2010-cameron-and-the-gnomes-of-zurich It’s Only a (Scaled Down Olympic) Game Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:27:10 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2836/25-11-2010-it-s-good-to-have-friends-like-us http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2836/25-11-2010-it-s-good-to-have-friends-like-us Vision and fantasy in Brussels & Dublin Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:00:05 +0000The Euro http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2835/25-11-2010-ready-to-recite-the-nicene-creed http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2835/25-11-2010-ready-to-recite-the-nicene-creed Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:16:08 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2834/25-11-2010-why-are-we-in-afghanistan http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2834/25-11-2010-why-are-we-in-afghanistan In part, to defend Pakistan Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:37:07 +0000Defence & Foreign Policy http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2833/24-11-2010-not-much-of-a-spectator-sport http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2833/24-11-2010-not-much-of-a-spectator-sport Cameron was assured against Miliband but less convincing on the EU and Turkey Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:31:37 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2832/23-11-2010-the-marriage-of-true-minds http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2832/23-11-2010-the-marriage-of-true-minds Other than not winning the election, what has Andy Coulson ever done for us? Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:56:24 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2831/23-11-2010-at-last-a-war-we-won-t-wage http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2831/23-11-2010-at-last-a-war-we-won-t-wage How telling that North Korea’s not Iraq Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:39:34 +0000The Realist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2830/23-11-2010-a-recession-proof-tip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2830/23-11-2010-a-recession-proof-tip Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:52:36 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2829/23-11-2010-what-happened-to-cameron-s-bill-of-rights http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2829/23-11-2010-what-happened-to-cameron-s-bill-of-rights Coalition politics has saved the Human Rights Act.  Cameron must co-ordinate a Europe-wide response on deporting undesirables Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:34:35 +0000Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2828/22-11-2010-it-was-twenty-years-ago-today http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2828/22-11-2010-it-was-twenty-years-ago-today Some of Thatcher’s achievements have endured.  Others have palpably not Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:21:54 +0000Conservatism Today http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2826/22-11-2010-some-other-time-some-other-place http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2826/22-11-2010-some-other-time-some-other-place Remembering the Anglo-Irish Agreement Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:59:47 +0000Northern Ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2825/22-11-2010-quids-in-euros-out http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2825/22-11-2010-quids-in-euros-out Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:19:58 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2823/22-11-2010-leave-it-to-percy http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2823/22-11-2010-leave-it-to-percy Even without the Coulson albatross, the Monarchy’s better off without cack-handed CCHQ advances Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:32:53 +0000Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2822/21-11-2010-dave-don-t-listen-to-matt http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2822/21-11-2010-dave-don-t-listen-to-matt NEWS: Be careful of your friends, they’re the problem Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:56:04 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2821/19-11-2010-another-one-bites-the-dust http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2821/19-11-2010-another-one-bites-the-dust Are ideas of one’s own compatible with being an adviser? Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:18:04 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2820/19-11-2010-chinese-communists-oxford-ppe-and-the-dismal-comparison http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2820/19-11-2010-chinese-communists-oxford-ppe-and-the-dismal-comparison Barack Obama’s currency is devalued Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:15:22 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2819/18-11-2010-a-better-bet-than-certain-nearby-countries http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2819/18-11-2010-a-better-bet-than-certain-nearby-countries Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:38:59 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2818/18-11-2010-bailing-out-ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2818/18-11-2010-bailing-out-ireland Extracts from yesterday’s Commons debate with the Financial Secretary to the Treasury Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:14:47 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2817/17-11-2010-ducking-and-diving http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2817/17-11-2010-ducking-and-diving Cameron versus Harman: second rate answers to fifth rate questions Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:48:02 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2816/17-11-2010-there-s-gold-at-the-end-of-the-irish-rainbow http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2816/17-11-2010-there-s-gold-at-the-end-of-the-irish-rainbow Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:37:17 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2814/17-11-2010-olympics-ground-zero http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2814/17-11-2010-olympics-ground-zero London’s transport system is woefully unprepared for another terrorist strike Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:39:24 +0000Terrorism http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2815/17-11-2010-brewing-up-a-problem http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2815/17-11-2010-brewing-up-a-problem Twinings Tea in Poland Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:48:20 +0000Better Off Out http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2812/16-11-2010-why-isn-t-cameron-any-good-at-basic-pr http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2812/16-11-2010-why-isn-t-cameron-any-good-at-basic-pr NEWS: Sometimes Carlton’s woes seem all too explicable Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:19:36 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2813/16-11-2010-sterling-effort http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2813/16-11-2010-sterling-effort Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:15:01 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2811/15-11-2010-to-qe-or-not-to-qe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2811/15-11-2010-to-qe-or-not-to-qe   … that really is the question Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:34 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2810/11-11-2010-today-s-taunton-tip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2810/11-11-2010-today-s-taunton-tip Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:01:58 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2809/11-11-2010-adapt-and-survive http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2809/11-11-2010-adapt-and-survive The nature of our nuclear deterrence needs to adapt to a changed world. Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:50:03 +0000Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2808/11-11-2010-the-case-against-control-orders http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2808/11-11-2010-the-case-against-control-orders As Benjamin Franklin put it,‘Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither and will lose both.’ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:28:48 +0000Civil Liberties http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2807/10-11-2010-tried-tested-and-failed http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2807/10-11-2010-tried-tested-and-failed Around the globe voters are rejecting the Alternative Vote Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:14:21 +0000Electoral Reform http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2806/10-11-2010-positive-discrimination-for-liberal-democrats-em-em http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2806/10-11-2010-positive-discrimination-for-liberal-democrats-em-em The Cabinet’s division of labour is set in stone Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:47:12 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2805/08-11-2010-david-cameron-s-undistinguished-pedigree http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2805/08-11-2010-david-cameron-s-undistinguished-pedigree Liberal Conservative capitulation on the EU should not come as a surprise Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:34:59 +0000Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2804/06-11-2010-the-case-for-control-orders http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2804/06-11-2010-the-case-for-control-orders Lib Dem Cabinet Ministers may not like them, but have failed to come up with a safer alternative Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:30:48 +0000Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2803/05-11-2010-the-sport-of-backbenchers http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2803/05-11-2010-the-sport-of-backbenchers Not such a cert as Nigel, sad to say Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:09:49 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2802/05-11-2010-ukip-treason-and-plot http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2802/05-11-2010-ukip-treason-and-plot NEWS: Electing Nigel Farage as UKIP leader will be an even bigger mistake than it was last time Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:02:19 +0000Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2801/04-11-2010-the-entente-frugale http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2801/04-11-2010-the-entente-frugale There are limits to the Anglo-French defence treaty’s usefulness without a cross-Channel foreign policy Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:21:48 +0000Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2800/03-11-2010-there-are-bigger-problems-than-minorities http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2800/03-11-2010-there-are-bigger-problems-than-minorities What does a miniscule addition to the voting register matter? Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:38:16 +0000Democracy & its Discontents http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2799/03-11-2010-fresh-nags-beat-old-lags http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2799/03-11-2010-fresh-nags-beat-old-lags The going’s good Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:54:26 +0000Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2798/02-11-2010-nonsense-on-stilts http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2798/02-11-2010-nonsense-on-stilts The European Court of Human Rights does not even have the excuse of passing a logical verdict in this overriding of British statute law Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:49:19 +0000Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2797/01-11-2010-how-will-it-end-if-it-is-to-end http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2797/01-11-2010-how-will-it-end-if-it-is-to-end Will Cameron succeed where the SDP’s Gang of Four failed? Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:00:02 +0000The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2796/01-11-2010-a-cost-too-far http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2796/01-11-2010-a-cost-too-far David Cameron’s acquiescence to the EU, or, We Told You So Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:39:48 +0000Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2795/30-10-2010-a-blue-bet http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2795/30-10-2010-a-blue-bet Introducing our new racing column Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:40:00 +0100Cracking the Whip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2794/29-10-2010-a-bit-of-a-pickle http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2794/29-10-2010-a-bit-of-a-pickle The anti-Conservative, anti-Freedom, anti-Business London Local Authorities Bill Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:22:42 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2793/28-10-2010-a-cap-or-a-sieve http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2793/28-10-2010-a-cap-or-a-sieve British business is being short-sighted in calling for a relaxation in the proposed Immigration Cap Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:40:55 +0100Migration http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2792/26-10-2010-germany-shows-how-to-do-it http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2792/26-10-2010-germany-shows-how-to-do-it The Treasury should have followed Germany’s example and borrowed directly from commercial banks Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:29:31 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2791/26-10-2010-over-exposure http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2791/26-10-2010-over-exposure Airport body scanners are an unacceptable intrusion   Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:24:59 +0100Civil Liberties http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2790/24-10-2010-wise-cuts-or-double-dip http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2790/24-10-2010-wise-cuts-or-double-dip The economic omens are broadly positive Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:53:17 +0100Spending Review http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2789/21-10-2010-leaving-hypocrisy-at-the-school-gate http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2789/21-10-2010-leaving-hypocrisy-at-the-school-gate Private education is not something of which to be ashamed Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:05:28 +0100Education http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2788/21-10-2010-this-really-could-happen http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2788/21-10-2010-this-really-could-happen The implications of the Coalition’s decision to postpone signing the Trident renewal contracts until after the next election Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:42:08 +0100Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2787/20-10-2010-now-for-the-good-news http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2787/20-10-2010-now-for-the-good-news The Chancellor’s statistics omit some important sources of revenue. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:22:41 +0100Spending Review http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2786/20-10-2010-unpicking-the-statistics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2786/20-10-2010-unpicking-the-statistics The cuts are real, but the budget is still increasing Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:54:43 +0100Spending Review http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2785/19-10-2010-liked-as-well-as-disliked http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2785/19-10-2010-liked-as-well-as-disliked REVIEW: Hugh Trevor-Roper: The Biography by Adam Sisman. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 648pp. £25 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:40:01 +0100Books http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2784/18-10-2010-what-women-want http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2784/18-10-2010-what-women-want Lies, damned lies and equal pay statistics Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:41:33 +0100Political Correctness http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2783/17-10-2010-britain-and-the-world http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2783/17-10-2010-britain-and-the-world The SDSR and why the choice of a maritime or a land doctrine is necessary Sun, 17 Oct 2010 23:44:23 +0100Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2782/16-10-2010-the-crimson-king http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2782/16-10-2010-the-crimson-king The Social Network’s 500 millioneth and one customer speaks … Sat, 16 Oct 2010 23:42:44 +0100Modern Manners http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2779/15-10-2010-war-and-farce http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2779/15-10-2010-war-and-farce REVIEW: Handel, Radamisto – ENO (Coliseum) Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:05:50 +0100Music http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2781/15-10-2010-like-the-man-says-a-wretched-little-compromise http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2781/15-10-2010-like-the-man-says-a-wretched-little-compromise Britain’s democratic system has problems - the trouble is that AV does not solve any of them. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:12:53 +0100Electoral Reform http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2780/14-10-2010-the-coalition-and-civil-liberties-part-2 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2780/14-10-2010-the-coalition-and-civil-liberties-part-2 Yesterday, Alex Deane looked at the civil liberties issues that the Coalition Government has begun to address.   In this concluding article, he examines the areas where action is urgently needed Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:07:31 +0100Civil Liberties http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2777/14-10-2010-a-threat-to-our-security http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2777/14-10-2010-a-threat-to-our-security Eight reasons why the Strategic Defence and Security Review must not savage our military Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:26:36 +0100Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2778/14-10-2010-strike-a-light-and-reverse-a-ratchet http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2778/14-10-2010-strike-a-light-and-reverse-a-ratchet It may be your round, but thanks to Labour, it’s no longer your choice Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:17:16 +0100Civil Liberties http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2776/13-10-2010-whatever-happened-to-euroscepticism http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2776/13-10-2010-whatever-happened-to-euroscepticism The Coalition Government is showing little inclination to contest ‘ever closer union.’ Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:51:43 +0100Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2775/13-10-2010-the-coalition-and-civil-liberties http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2775/13-10-2010-the-coalition-and-civil-liberties What the Coalition has so far done to reclaim our civil liberties – and the work in progress Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:40:05 +0100Civil Liberties http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2774/11-10-2010-the-sound-of-reactionary-modernism http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2774/11-10-2010-the-sound-of-reactionary-modernism REVIEW: Tippett, Richard Strauss, John Adams & Shostakovich – Orchestra of St Paul’s (Purcell Room) Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:40:35 +0100Music http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2773/08-10-2010-some-lessons-in-reforming-welfare http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2773/08-10-2010-some-lessons-in-reforming-welfare Reforming the welfare system has become a necessity, but as history shows, it will take dexterity to avoid the pitfalls Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:51:47 +0100Welfare State http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2772/08-10-2010-the-smile-of-the-post-modern-gunslinger http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2772/08-10-2010-the-smile-of-the-post-modern-gunslinger REVIEW: A Journey by Tony Blair. Hutchinson. 714pp.  £25 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:48:08 +0100Books http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2770/07-10-2010-the-lib-dems-finding-a-role http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2770/07-10-2010-the-lib-dems-finding-a-role Local activism alongside big government was never an easy fit.  Clegg needs to fashion a new agenda Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:12:48 +0100Liberalism Today http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2769/06-10-2010-the-gent-is-not-for-turning http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2769/06-10-2010-the-gent-is-not-for-turning Or is he?  David Cameron talks a good game.  But is it just talk? Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:28:29 +0100Party Conference http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2768/06-10-2010-a-big-chief-but-not-many-indians http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2768/06-10-2010-a-big-chief-but-not-many-indians Conservative Party membership is in rapid decline.  Can it be halted and does it matter if it cannot? Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:52:14 +0100Conservatism Today http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2767/04-10-2010-the-greek-bailout-and-the-future-of-the-euro http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2767/04-10-2010-the-greek-bailout-and-the-future-of-the-euro Greece may have to default, but will this be the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning for the Euro? Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:15:10 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2766/04-10-2010-alluring-alarming http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2766/04-10-2010-alluring-alarming REVIEW: Indomitable, Inconsolable – Abbandonata (Georgian Group, Fitzroy Square) Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:50:40 +0100Music http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2765/03-10-2010-britain-s-new-pocket-boroughs http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2765/03-10-2010-britain-s-new-pocket-boroughs There is more to some British Asian voting patterns than meets the eye Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:55:56 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2764/03-10-2010-how-about-a-school-for-slow-learners http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2764/03-10-2010-how-about-a-school-for-slow-learners Modern secondary schools and the grim lesson from Ulster Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:41:50 +0100Education http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2763/02-10-2010-ready-to-pump-prime http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2763/02-10-2010-ready-to-pump-prime We may not have heard the last of ‘Quantitative Easing’ Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:25:00 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2762/01-10-2010-strategic-defence-security-review-soldiers-or-ships-is-the-wrong-question http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2762/01-10-2010-strategic-defence-security-review-soldiers-or-ships-is-the-wrong-question Accounting soldiers against ships is strategically illiterate and very dangerous to British interests. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:51:11 +0100Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2761/30-09-2010-go-east-young-man-while-you-still-can http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2761/30-09-2010-go-east-young-man-while-you-still-can Government anti-bribery drives miss the real target Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:18:38 +0100Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2760/28-09-2010-is-red-ed-the-liberals-secret-weapon http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2760/28-09-2010-is-red-ed-the-liberals-secret-weapon Ed Miliband is pitching to the Lib Dems.  But then, who isn’t these days? Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:01:58 +0100Labour Party http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2759/28-09-2010-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-uup http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2759/28-09-2010-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-uup Parties can have bigger problems than their leaders Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:27:13 +0100Northern Ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2758/27-09-2010-looking-both-ways-at-the-war-on-terror http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2758/27-09-2010-looking-both-ways-at-the-war-on-terror We must take into account the reality that Pakistan has good reason to be duplicitous, argues a former ambassador to Pakistan Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:53:37 +0100Pakistan http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2757/26-09-2010-dave-and-ed-were-indistinguishable http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2757/26-09-2010-dave-and-ed-were-indistinguishable NEWS: So what’s the difference between Cameron and Miliband? Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:35:40 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2756/26-09-2010-the-other-leadership-election http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2756/26-09-2010-the-other-leadership-election The Ulster Unionists have a new leader, but no clear solution to their problems Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:39:07 +0100Northern Ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2755/24-09-2010-why-it-is-time-to-talk-to-the-taliban http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2755/24-09-2010-why-it-is-time-to-talk-to-the-taliban A former ambassador to Pakistan argues it is time to face facts in Afghanistan Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:57:28 +0100Afghanistan http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2754/22-09-2010-will-clegg-or-cameron-go-the-way-of-poor-ginger http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2754/22-09-2010-will-clegg-or-cameron-go-the-way-of-poor-ginger Disconcertingly, it’s been a Lib Dem Conference to remember Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:05:09 +0100The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2753/22-09-2010-here-for-the-week-dear http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2753/22-09-2010-here-for-the-week-dear Party Conferences may now be pointless, but they remain unintentionally hilarious Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:47:26 +0100Party Conference http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2752/22-09-2010-lighting-a-green-flame http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2752/22-09-2010-lighting-a-green-flame The European Parliament will soon be considering a truly ludicrous proposal Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:39:38 +0100Environment http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2750/21-09-2010-another-liberty-goes-up-in-smoke http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2750/21-09-2010-another-liberty-goes-up-in-smoke The State is gearing up to ban cigarette vending machines.  What next will it save us from … alcohol on display? Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:33:28 +0100Civil Liberties http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2749/21-09-2010-new-perspectives-on-the-battle-of-britain http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2749/21-09-2010-new-perspectives-on-the-battle-of-britain Seventy years on from 1940, it is time we acknowledge Britain was saved by its sailors as much as by its airmen Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:38:29 +0100History http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2748/21-09-2010-ending-the-sugar-rush-from-candy-floss-credit http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2748/21-09-2010-ending-the-sugar-rush-from-candy-floss-credit Douglas Carswell’s proposed legislation aims to prevent unsustainable credit bubbles. But will depositors settle for a lower rate of return? Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:27 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2747/20-09-2010-pigs-to-the-slaughter http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2747/20-09-2010-pigs-to-the-slaughter Germany’s Constitutional Court may well declare illegal the ECB’s continued propping-up of the Eurozone’s most exposed economies. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:44:06 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2745/16-09-2010-roy-jenkins-got-it-right http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2745/16-09-2010-roy-jenkins-got-it-right AV+, not the Coalition stitch-up of AV, is the electoral reform that is necessary Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:49:59 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2744/15-09-2010-oona-king-the-sub-prime-candidate http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2744/15-09-2010-oona-king-the-sub-prime-candidate Oona King’s effort to woo low paid voters marks her out as the most irresponsible - or stupid - of London’s Mayorial candidates Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:22:45 +0100London http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2743/15-09-2010-is-even-god-s-vicar-on-earth-above-human-rights-law http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2743/15-09-2010-is-even-god-s-vicar-on-earth-above-human-rights-law The Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability and Human Rights Abuse.By Geoffrey Robertson QC. Penguin Special. £5.99. 224pp. Published: 8th September 2010 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:33:08 +0100BOOK REVIEW http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2742/15-09-2010-privatised-up-to-a-point-lord-copper http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2742/15-09-2010-privatised-up-to-a-point-lord-copper Disturbingly even the Daily Telegraph seems confused Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:56:08 +0100CR http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2740/07-09-2010-keep-free-the-tory-ten http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2740/07-09-2010-keep-free-the-tory-ten The Ten Tory MPs who voted against the second reading of the bill to create a referendum on the Alternative Vote were … Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:03:22 +0100CR http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2739/07-09-2010-obama-is-not-a-marxist-a-tariq-ali-exclusive http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2739/07-09-2010-obama-is-not-a-marxist-a-tariq-ali-exclusive The Obama Syndrome : Surrender at Home, War Abroad. By Tariq Ali. Verso.£9.99p. 160pp. Published: 1st November 2010. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:37:58 +0100BOOK REVIEW http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2738/02-09-2010-blair-s-better-than-he-knows http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2738/02-09-2010-blair-s-better-than-he-knows In the beginning was the word, and the word was bitter Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:53:42 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2737/01-09-2010-pick-or-mix http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2737/01-09-2010-pick-or-mix Michael Gove has excellent ideas for raising school standards, but are our secondary schools really insufficiently socially diverse? Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:53:34 +0100Education http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2736/30-08-2010-downsizing-the-city http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2736/30-08-2010-downsizing-the-city Financial services account for a fifth of the UK’s exports of goods and services – does the Chairman of the Financial Services Authority want it to be less? Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:05:47 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2735/27-08-2010-ted-heath-a-warning-from-history http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2735/27-08-2010-ted-heath-a-warning-from-history Edward Heath by Philip Ziegler. Harper Press, 326pp. £25 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:01:18 +0100BOOK REVIEW http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2734/25-08-2010-harriet-harman-s-revenge http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2734/25-08-2010-harriet-harman-s-revenge Will the Equality Act be used to prevent public spending cuts? Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:57:02 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2733/22-08-2010-the-perfect-edinburgh-gurn http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2733/22-08-2010-the-perfect-edinburgh-gurn … and other shameless attention seeking acts of a Fringe performer Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:47:40 +0100Theatre http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2731/19-08-2010-opening-the-black-box http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2731/19-08-2010-opening-the-black-box Why the US economy needs a bit of a Quantitative Easing Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:12:16 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2730/18-08-2010-is-simon-hughes-in-a-knife-wielding-mood http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2730/18-08-2010-is-simon-hughes-in-a-knife-wielding-mood … and does it matter if he is? Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:34:45 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2729/12-08-2010-isn-t-jon-snow-terribly-white http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2729/12-08-2010-isn-t-jon-snow-terribly-white Channel 4 can have it both ways Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:52:15 +0100Political Correctness http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2728/12-08-2010-just-say-no-no-no http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2728/12-08-2010-just-say-no-no-no Apparently the EU doesn’t have enough money … Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:45:02 +0100Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2727/12-08-2010-hard-choices-need-hard-men http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2727/12-08-2010-hard-choices-need-hard-men Is this a Tory government I see before me? Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:39:06 +0100The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2726/12-08-2010-the-ad-man-cometh http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2726/12-08-2010-the-ad-man-cometh Instead of creating bland mood music, the Conservative Party would have been better fighting the election campaign by getting to the point. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:00:18 +0100Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2725/10-08-2010-give-me-liberty-or-give-me-the-european-investigation-order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2725/10-08-2010-give-me-liberty-or-give-me-the-european-investigation-order Leaving British citizens open to detention without trial for well over 540 days in Greece dwarfs the debates on 42 and 28 days detention in the UK.  Yet there’s much worse to come with what Europe has in mind. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:50:16 +0100Civil Liberties http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2724/05-08-2010-our-friends-in-the-west-country http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2724/05-08-2010-our-friends-in-the-west-country Conservative-Liberal electoral pacts have worked in the past, but … Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:22:25 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2723/03-08-2010-a-dead-parrot http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2723/03-08-2010-a-dead-parrot How serious is the slide in Lib Dem support? Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:49:01 +0100Liberalism Today http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2722/02-08-2010-gdp-nonsense-on-stilts http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2722/02-08-2010-gdp-nonsense-on-stilts Are we really growing? Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:39:31 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2721/02-08-2010-being-unjust-to-the-victorians http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2721/02-08-2010-being-unjust-to-the-victorians Prison’s good for them Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:04:05 +0100Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2720/02-08-2010-ian-gow-1937-1990 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2720/02-08-2010-ian-gow-1937-1990 Where are his killers now? Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:01:16 +0100RIP http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2719/02-08-2010-women-can-be-bad-too http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2719/02-08-2010-women-can-be-bad-too Will Ken Clarke resist the pleasure of left wing people thinking nice things about him? No. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:38:53 +0100Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2718/02-08-2010-banking-on-recovery http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2718/02-08-2010-banking-on-recovery Economic recovery may depend upon relaxing key banking restrictions Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:02:04 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2717/29-07-2010-bill-shankly-knew-of-what-he-spoke http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2717/29-07-2010-bill-shankly-knew-of-what-he-spoke Nobody wants to go to hospital Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:44:16 +0100Culture http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2715/29-07-2010-a-school-of-fools http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2715/29-07-2010-a-school-of-fools The Legacy of Labour is a Britain that hates itself Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:08:58 +0100The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2714/29-07-2010-their-eyes-only http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2714/29-07-2010-their-eyes-only To ban or not to ban, that is the really big question Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:57:46 +0100freedom of conscience http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2713/29-07-2010-eyes-right http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2713/29-07-2010-eyes-right Caught in the act Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:34:08 +0100Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2712/28-07-2010-mandelson-on-the-couch http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2712/28-07-2010-mandelson-on-the-couch REVIEW: The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour by Peter Mandelson. (HarperPress 512pp.) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:42:17 +0100Books http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2711/27-07-2010-talking-turkey http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2711/27-07-2010-talking-turkey We should not try to strong-arm our European partners into embracing Turkey Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:04:09 +0100Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2710/24-07-2010-don-t-panic-don-t-panic http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2710/24-07-2010-don-t-panic-don-t-panic Worries about rising inflation are premature Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:36:48 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2709/22-07-2010-for-the-record http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2709/22-07-2010-for-the-record Is there a case against CCTV and the DNA database, or is it a case of feeling good about oneself? Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:40:07 +0100Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2708/22-07-2010-the-bnp-are-a-figment-of-the-bourgeois-mind http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2708/22-07-2010-the-bnp-are-a-figment-of-the-bourgeois-mind Nick Griffin royally deserves our contempt Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:30:36 +0100Soho Square http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2707/22-07-2010-the-good-coalition http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2707/22-07-2010-the-good-coalition EXCLUSIVE: A distant cloud, now slightly bigger than a man’s fist Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:57:59 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2706/21-07-2010-selling-conservatism-short http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2706/21-07-2010-selling-conservatism-short Cameron is right to fear the autoposy on his general election strategy Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:18:15 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2705/20-07-2010-a-goat-in-downing-street http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2705/20-07-2010-a-goat-in-downing-street REVIEW: David Lloyd George: the Great Outsider, by Roy Hattersley (Little, Brown. 693pp. Published: 16th September 2010) Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:03:37 +0100History http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2704/20-07-2010-a-greater-and-a-faster-britain http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2704/20-07-2010-a-greater-and-a-faster-britain Passing the F1 test Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:15:38 +0100Motor Sports http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2699/19-07-2010-i-hate-lefties http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2699/19-07-2010-i-hate-lefties Though they find me curiously adorable Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:56:32 +0100Culture http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2698/19-07-2010-a-fifth-column-on-the-rates http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2698/19-07-2010-a-fifth-column-on-the-rates One directly elected Mayor deserves Traditionalists’ support Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:09:03 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2697/19-07-2010-walking-towards-the-sound-of-what http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2697/19-07-2010-walking-towards-the-sound-of-what Here’s some diversity you won’t soon see ‘celebrated’ by Dave Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:27:27 +0100Culture http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2696/16-07-2010-do-the-fed-and-the-ecb-know-what-they-are-doing http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2696/16-07-2010-do-the-fed-and-the-ecb-know-what-they-are-doing Asian banks have become the Eurozone’s lender of penultimate resort. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:06:15 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2695/16-07-2010-time-for-the-carping-to-stop http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2695/16-07-2010-time-for-the-carping-to-stop Our Monarch is excellent value for money Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:01:39 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2694/15-07-2010-vince-cable-s-three-in-two http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2694/15-07-2010-vince-cable-s-three-in-two Two year degrees are one solution, but the key is to abolish the Higher Education Funding Council for England Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:45:38 +0100Education http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2692/13-07-2010-when-respect-is-as-meaningless-as-genius-or-fascist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2692/13-07-2010-when-respect-is-as-meaningless-as-genius-or-fascist Cameron has badly mishandled Scotland by appeasing Clegg Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:41:51 +0100Scotland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2691/12-07-2010-growing-god-s-market-share http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2691/12-07-2010-growing-god-s-market-share What a PR Man Might Tell Rowan Williams Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:44:33 +0100Religion http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2690/08-07-2010-doomed-to-repeat-the-past http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2690/08-07-2010-doomed-to-repeat-the-past The discipline the US needs to show is in fiscal rather than monetary policy Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:13:14 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2689/06-07-2010-on-croslanding-comprehensive-schools http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2689/06-07-2010-on-croslanding-comprehensive-schools They haven’t worked: get rid of them Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:57:51 +0100Education http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2687/04-07-2010-wanting-what-you-want-and-doing-what-you-should http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2687/04-07-2010-wanting-what-you-want-and-doing-what-you-should On Arts Council for England theatre audience diversity targets, and showtunes Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:19:38 +0100Culture http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2686/04-07-2010-a-complete-right-off http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2686/04-07-2010-a-complete-right-off More useless than a chocolate Teapot Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:06:42 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2685/02-07-2010-the-horse-s-mouth http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2685/02-07-2010-the-horse-s-mouth Introducing our new Tipster’s column Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:42:13 +0100Racing http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2684/01-07-2010-getting-the-bannockburn-blues http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2684/01-07-2010-getting-the-bannockburn-blues Who needs Alex Salmond when we have Murdo Fraser? Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:46:39 +0100Scotland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2683/01-07-2010-of-all-the-taxes-on-all-the-people http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2683/01-07-2010-of-all-the-taxes-on-all-the-people If George really believes there’s a crisis, let’s try to solve it Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:16:54 +0100Budget June 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2682/30-06-2010-eu-wide-taxes-are-on-the-way http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2682/30-06-2010-eu-wide-taxes-are-on-the-way A billion here, a billion there, soon you’re talking real money Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:17:44 +0100Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2681/29-06-2010-waiting-for-boswell http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2681/29-06-2010-waiting-for-boswell REVIEW: Campaign 2010: The Making of the Prime Minister by Nicholas Jones (Biteback. £9.99p. 208pp. Published: 8th July 2010) Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:03:08 +0100Books http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2680/28-06-2010-life-death-numbers http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2680/28-06-2010-life-death-numbers Nikita Krushchev, Aneurin Bevan and … David Cameron Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:23:11 +0100The NHS http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2679/25-06-2010-let-britain-show-leadership-over-europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2679/25-06-2010-let-britain-show-leadership-over-europe Getting us out of the mess the Europhiles got us into Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:01:02 +0100The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2678/25-06-2010-what-about-the-whataboutery http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2678/25-06-2010-what-about-the-whataboutery Human rights are for everyone Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:58:31 +0100Northern Ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2677/25-06-2010-one-nation-under-cctv http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2677/25-06-2010-one-nation-under-cctv The Surveillance State does not make us safe Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:51:43 +0100Civil Liberties http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2676/24-06-2010-taxing-questions http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2676/24-06-2010-taxing-questions The burdens on enterprise remain formidable Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:07:15 +0100Budget June 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2672/24-06-2010-quite-a-good-start http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2672/24-06-2010-quite-a-good-start … but it will need a strong follow-through Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:45:08 +0100Budget June 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2671/22-06-2010-the-spanish-main-chance http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2671/22-06-2010-the-spanish-main-chance Could the Euro be about to meet its Peninsular War? Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:59:59 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2669/21-06-2010-listen-to-the-people-fight-crime-imprison-criminals http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2669/21-06-2010-listen-to-the-people-fight-crime-imprison-criminals CCTV and the DNA database fight crime, so why oppose them? Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:18:44 +0100Law & Order http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2668/21-06-2010-what-the-chancellor-should-do-about-cgt http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2668/21-06-2010-what-the-chancellor-should-do-about-cgt The current Capital Gains Tax rate is absurd and needs reform Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:34:25 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2667/20-06-2010-trotting-towards-the-charnel-house http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2667/20-06-2010-trotting-towards-the-charnel-house REVIEW: Nick Stafford, War Horse (New London Theatre) Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:27:57 +0100Theatre http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2666/20-06-2010-oh-george-please-don-t-bet-the-bank-on-merv http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2666/20-06-2010-oh-george-please-don-t-bet-the-bank-on-merv Why will the Bank of England do better with even more powers? Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:53:07 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2665/18-06-2010-free-schools-come-with-a-cost http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2665/18-06-2010-free-schools-come-with-a-cost It’s a bad day when not being Swedish enough is the problem Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:51:47 +0100Education http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2664/18-06-2010-the-new-history-boys http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2664/18-06-2010-the-new-history-boys In Remembrance of Degrees Past Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:01:34 +0100History http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2663/18-06-2010-doing-the-double http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2663/18-06-2010-doing-the-double Leave the ECB to what it does least bad: bean counting Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:13:13 +0100Cricket http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2662/17-06-2010-a-pimple-on-the-elephant http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2662/17-06-2010-a-pimple-on-the-elephant Some more work for the OBR Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:29:11 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2661/16-06-2010-beware-of-greeks-bearing-warrants http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2661/16-06-2010-beware-of-greeks-bearing-warrants What exactly does the EAW do for us? Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:16:59 +0100EU Law http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2660/16-06-2010-if-we-don-t-know-where-we-went-wrong-we-won-t-go-right http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2660/16-06-2010-if-we-don-t-know-where-we-went-wrong-we-won-t-go-right EDITORIAL: the SDSR should be run out of the FCO, not the MoD Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:03:34 +0100Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2659/15-06-2010-the-eu-s-not-the-only-threat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2659/15-06-2010-the-eu-s-not-the-only-threat Beware the International Criminal Court Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:15:29 +0100International Law http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2658/15-06-2010-who-s-right http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2658/15-06-2010-who-s-right The marriage of connivance pulls the manifesto pledges Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:52:02 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2657/10-06-2010-the-bank-that-made-the-biggest-profit http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2657/10-06-2010-the-bank-that-made-the-biggest-profit QE and the Bank of England’s balance sheet Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:42:31 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2656/10-06-2010-the-country-party http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2656/10-06-2010-the-country-party Being Green is part of the Tory tradition Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:17:53 +0100Environment http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2655/04-06-2010-hard-times http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2655/04-06-2010-hard-times Why Rupert Murdoch is right to erect an online paywall Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:55:51 +0100Media http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2654/02-06-2010-splitting-votes http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2654/02-06-2010-splitting-votes Are local election performances an indicator of national trends? Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:24:24 +0100Local Elections http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2653/02-06-2010-after-laws http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2653/02-06-2010-after-laws Why the coalition is still ‘a good thing’ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:02:26 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2652/30-05-2010-indentured-britain http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2652/30-05-2010-indentured-britain You have been mortgaged Sun, 30 May 2010 10:51:48 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2651/30-05-2010-when-everyone-loses http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2651/30-05-2010-when-everyone-loses A Poisoned Chalice in the Last Chance Saloon Sun, 30 May 2010 10:48:05 +0100Northern Ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2650/27-05-2010-captain-sensible http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2650/27-05-2010-captain-sensible What really inspired Graham Brady’s election Thu, 27 May 2010 14:45:21 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2649/26-05-2010-dominic-s-going http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2649/26-05-2010-dominic-s-going He was pushed, not jumpered Wed, 26 May 2010 23:48:24 +0100coalition blog http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2648/24-05-2010-we-all-lost http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2648/24-05-2010-we-all-lost Let’s listen to voters and non-voters alike Mon, 24 May 2010 10:18:48 +0100The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2647/21-05-2010-cash-guzzling-treasury http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2647/21-05-2010-cash-guzzling-treasury People make money George, not the other way round Fri, 21 May 2010 19:42:07 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2646/21-05-2010-more-cgt-will-mean-less-money http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2646/21-05-2010-more-cgt-will-mean-less-money Avoiding the CGT dagger Fri, 21 May 2010 17:18:59 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2645/20-05-2010-speaking-truth-to-power http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2645/20-05-2010-speaking-truth-to-power Clubs that let non-members vote on the rules aren’t much use Thu, 20 May 2010 16:02:40 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2644/20-05-2010-we-can-t-go-on-like-this http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2644/20-05-2010-we-can-t-go-on-like-this EDITORIAL: Cameron’s naked contempt for the Tory Party will bring its own reward Thu, 20 May 2010 09:11:29 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2643/19-05-2010-this-is-not-about-brady-it-s-about-cameron http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2643/19-05-2010-this-is-not-about-brady-it-s-about-cameron EXCLUSIVE: Swayne to stand as the regime’s ringer for ‘22 Chairmanship Wed, 19 May 2010 22:35:55 +0100coalition blog http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2642/18-05-2010-this-really-won-t-end-well http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2642/18-05-2010-this-really-won-t-end-well Social used as an adjective reverses the noun to which it is applied Tue, 18 May 2010 23:43:03 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2641/17-05-2010-it-wasn-t-the-squeaker-we-were-promised http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2641/17-05-2010-it-wasn-t-the-squeaker-we-were-promised None of the above (including UKIP) Mon, 17 May 2010 23:15:03 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2640/17-05-2010-a-constitutional-outrage http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2640/17-05-2010-a-constitutional-outrage Plans to pack the House of Lords are worthy of a banana republic Mon, 17 May 2010 21:51:25 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2639/16-05-2010-imagine-what-we-would-have-got-with-longer-negotiations http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2639/16-05-2010-imagine-what-we-would-have-got-with-longer-negotiations Next to Downing Street, not run by Downing Street Sun, 16 May 2010 23:43:02 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2638/14-05-2010-it-s-em-still-em-the-deficit-stupid http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2638/14-05-2010-it-s-em-still-em-the-deficit-stupid Public debt threatens our economic future Fri, 14 May 2010 12:21:58 +0100Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2637/13-05-2010-today-belongs-to-them http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2637/13-05-2010-today-belongs-to-them The best and the brighest Thu, 13 May 2010 18:12:50 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2636/12-05-2010-enjoy-the-liberal-europe-minister http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2636/12-05-2010-enjoy-the-liberal-europe-minister NEWS: Won’t it be cosy in the Council of Ministers? Wed, 12 May 2010 09:16:22 +0100Foreign Policy http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2635/11-05-2010-spot-the-trad http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2635/11-05-2010-spot-the-trad Will there be a Right Winger in the Cabinet? Tue, 11 May 2010 22:18:32 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2634/11-05-2010-abolishing-the-exit-strategy http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2634/11-05-2010-abolishing-the-exit-strategy We may regret agreeing to fixed-term parliaments Tue, 11 May 2010 22:15:46 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2633/11-05-2010-liberal-conservatism-year-zero http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2633/11-05-2010-liberal-conservatism-year-zero He ran as Cameron, lost as Cameron and will now govern as Cameron Tue, 11 May 2010 21:43:35 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2632/11-05-2010-we-re-going-to-lose-the-vote http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2632/11-05-2010-we-re-going-to-lose-the-vote Cameron’s worst mistake is conceding a referendum on AV Tue, 11 May 2010 20:27:33 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2631/11-05-2010-gordon-s-drowning-not-waving http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2631/11-05-2010-gordon-s-drowning-not-waving Just when you thought things couldn’t sink any lower … Tue, 11 May 2010 16:46:07 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2630/11-05-2010-liberalism-could-be-a-good-thing http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2630/11-05-2010-liberalism-could-be-a-good-thing Not everyone supported Labour’s spending plans Tue, 11 May 2010 10:22:55 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2629/11-05-2010-facing-up-to-reality http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2629/11-05-2010-facing-up-to-reality Cameron lost last Thursday and will pay the price either way Tue, 11 May 2010 08:55:29 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2628/11-05-2010-it-s-his-party-and-he-ll-go-when-he-wants-to http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2628/11-05-2010-it-s-his-party-and-he-ll-go-when-he-wants-to “We have the Thatcherite-Traditionalist weapon of criticism and self-criticism” Tue, 11 May 2010 00:50:30 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2627/10-05-2010-headless-chickens http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2627/10-05-2010-headless-chickens The Tories have lost the plot Mon, 10 May 2010 19:53:31 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2626/10-05-2010-this-is-a-sell-out http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2626/10-05-2010-this-is-a-sell-out And it serves only David Cameron’s interest Mon, 10 May 2010 19:47:50 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2625/10-05-2010-negotiating-even-worse-than-he-campaigned http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2625/10-05-2010-negotiating-even-worse-than-he-campaigned EDITORIAL: Cameron must pull out of talks with the Liberals now Mon, 10 May 2010 18:57:15 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2624/10-05-2010-the-limits-of-tribalism http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2624/10-05-2010-the-limits-of-tribalism Those Tories who smeared Brown as mentally ill shamed us all Mon, 10 May 2010 17:09:42 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2623/10-05-2010-don-t-let-the-payroll-have-their-cake-and-eat-it http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2623/10-05-2010-don-t-let-the-payroll-have-their-cake-and-eat-it Elections to the 1922 should be restricted to the proper franchise: backbenchers Mon, 10 May 2010 16:45:36 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2622/10-05-2010-breaking-news-the-deal-is-on http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2622/10-05-2010-breaking-news-the-deal-is-on UPDATED: Blatant rumour alert II Mon, 10 May 2010 16:13:54 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2621/10-05-2010-breaking-news-is-the-parliamentary-party-meeting-tonight-off http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2621/10-05-2010-breaking-news-is-the-parliamentary-party-meeting-tonight-off Blatant rumour alert Mon, 10 May 2010 12:42:00 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2620/10-05-2010-switching-off-the-life-support http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2620/10-05-2010-switching-off-the-life-support The Tory brand in Scotland is beyond saving Mon, 10 May 2010 10:23:47 +0100Scotland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2619/10-05-2010-worse-and-worser http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2619/10-05-2010-worse-and-worser Two ex-leaders tell us all we need to know Mon, 10 May 2010 08:52:06 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2618/09-05-2010-the-thin-blue-line http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2618/09-05-2010-the-thin-blue-line EDITORIAL: No to a coalition; Yes to a members’ ballot Sun, 09 May 2010 13:33:01 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2617/08-05-2010-you-know-he-wants-to http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2617/08-05-2010-you-know-he-wants-to Would any other would-be Tory leader do what Cameron’s about to do? Sat, 08 May 2010 23:37:41 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2616/08-05-2010-uniting-unionism-pt-94 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2616/08-05-2010-uniting-unionism-pt-94 Consolidation isn’t just for airlines Sat, 08 May 2010 20:46:44 +0100Northern Ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2615/08-05-2010-our-ongoing-mission http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2615/08-05-2010-our-ongoing-mission La Revolución Continúa Sat, 08 May 2010 11:55:01 +0100CR http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2614/08-05-2010-look-listen-learn http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2614/08-05-2010-look-listen-learn Cameron must ballot the party membership on any deal with Clegg Sat, 08 May 2010 11:12:12 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2613/07-05-2010-fly-away-gordon http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2613/07-05-2010-fly-away-gordon When there was doubt, I ate it up and spit it out Fri, 07 May 2010 19:22:49 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2612/07-05-2010-a-good-night-for-the-pollsters http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2612/07-05-2010-a-good-night-for-the-pollsters The Exit Polls were impressively accurate, but what of the Lib Dem surge? Fri, 07 May 2010 18:59:33 +0100Opinion Polls http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2611/07-05-2010-the-national-interest http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2611/07-05-2010-the-national-interest Is Cameron playing a clever game, or selling the pass? Fri, 07 May 2010 16:06:30 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2610/07-05-2010-cameron-knows-he-has-lost http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2610/07-05-2010-cameron-knows-he-has-lost And that doesn’t mean he’s got the final season DVD box set Fri, 07 May 2010 15:47:02 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2609/07-05-2010-the-people-have-mumbled http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2609/07-05-2010-the-people-have-mumbled The worst election result possible Fri, 07 May 2010 15:05:15 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2608/07-05-2010-bunkum-of-solace http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2608/07-05-2010-bunkum-of-solace Rebooting the franchise Fri, 07 May 2010 04:42:14 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2607/07-05-2010-new-labour-ends-true-to-itself http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2607/07-05-2010-new-labour-ends-true-to-itself Directing democracy and producing chaos Fri, 07 May 2010 03:27:54 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2606/07-05-2010-stow-it-eric http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2606/07-05-2010-stow-it-eric We’re the Tory Party: we back things which ain’t broken Fri, 07 May 2010 03:00:35 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2605/07-05-2010-the-first-leadership-election-kicks-off http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2605/07-05-2010-the-first-leadership-election-kicks-off Long is more than just another Lib Dem-whipped MP Fri, 07 May 2010 02:06:43 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2604/07-05-2010-being-nick-clegg http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2604/07-05-2010-being-nick-clegg The choices facing what’s still the third party Fri, 07 May 2010 00:10:33 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2603/06-05-2010-oh-dear-dave http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2603/06-05-2010-oh-dear-dave Falling in love with ourselves all over again Thu, 06 May 2010 23:03:29 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2602/06-05-2010-spinning-not-winning http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2602/06-05-2010-spinning-not-winning Maybe Steve Hilton was a genius after all? Thu, 06 May 2010 18:48:30 +0100general election blog 2010 http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2601/06-05-2010-an-invitation-to-avoid http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2601/06-05-2010-an-invitation-to-avoid Is this not a new Dave dawning? Thu, 06 May 2010 15:31:12 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2600/06-05-2010-a-familiar-pattern http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2600/06-05-2010-a-familiar-pattern The polls have shifted no more than usual, but the result may yet be a surprise Thu, 06 May 2010 14:48:02 +0100Opinion Polls http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2599/05-05-2010-why-isn-t-it-the-economy-stupid http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2599/05-05-2010-why-isn-t-it-the-economy-stupid The recession has become Gordon Brown’s defence Wed, 05 May 2010 20:53:07 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2598/04-05-2010-what-will-the-dup-want http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2598/04-05-2010-what-will-the-dup-want NEWS: Winning friends and influencing people Tue, 04 May 2010 23:45:24 +0100Northern Ireland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2596/03-05-2010-an-awfully-close-run-thing http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2596/03-05-2010-an-awfully-close-run-thing We can ask why later Mon, 03 May 2010 23:56:58 +0100The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2595/01-05-2010-credibility-and-courage http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2595/01-05-2010-credibility-and-courage If we’re to have a deterrent, it needs to be one that deters Sat, 01 May 2010 23:58:58 +0100Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2594/30-04-2010-the-cost-of-trident http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2594/30-04-2010-the-cost-of-trident Clegg has dropped a clanger Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:36:34 +0100Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2593/30-04-2010-finding-an-echo http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2593/30-04-2010-finding-an-echo Lessons from the last debate Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:03:32 +0100The Leaders’ Debate http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2592/29-04-2010-growing-up-and-acting-out http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2592/29-04-2010-growing-up-and-acting-out REVIEW: Anderson’s English by Sebastian Barry, Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:35:36 +0100Theatre http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2591/29-04-2010-policing-at-the-crossroads http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2591/29-04-2010-policing-at-the-crossroads Is backwards the way forward in policing? Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:00:27 +0100Policing http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2590/28-04-2010-the-man-who-said-what-he-thought-about-a-voter http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2590/28-04-2010-the-man-who-said-what-he-thought-about-a-voter NEWS: They can’t handle the truth Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:07:10 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2590/28-04-2010-the-man-who-said-what-he-thought-about-a-voter http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2590/28-04-2010-the-man-who-said-what-he-thought-about-a-voter NEWS: They can’t handle the truth Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:07:10 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2588/27-04-2010-the-three-choices http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2588/27-04-2010-the-three-choices … and none of them all that good Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:20:10 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2587/26-04-2010-the-bang-for-our-buck http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2587/26-04-2010-the-bang-for-our-buck Trident: Is there a cheaper alternative? Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:50:25 +0100Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2586/25-04-2010-300-is-the-magic-number http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2586/25-04-2010-300-is-the-magic-number NEWS: If the sums add up, they’ll choose each other, not us Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:45:20 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2585/25-04-2010-an-open-letter-to-mister-pickles http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2585/25-04-2010-an-open-letter-to-mister-pickles From the Chairman of the Board Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:41:49 +0100The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2584/23-04-2010-is-there-still-an-england http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2584/23-04-2010-is-there-still-an-england The English answer Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:30:38 +0100England http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2583/23-04-2010-turning-the-worm http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2583/23-04-2010-turning-the-worm Too much importance is accorded to the ‘instant reaction’ focus group Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:19:35 +0100The Leaders’ Debate http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2582/22-04-2010-is-afghanistan-a-must-win-war http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2582/22-04-2010-is-afghanistan-a-must-win-war NEWS: The silences in the debate were deadly Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:31:10 +0100Foreign Policy http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2581/22-04-2010-the-case-for-cameron-being-pro-european http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2581/22-04-2010-the-case-for-cameron-being-pro-european Why not shoot the Liberal fox? Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:19:29 +0100Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2580/21-04-2010-vote-yellow-get-tartan http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2580/21-04-2010-vote-yellow-get-tartan Will the Lib Dem surge force Westminster to dance to a Scottish jig? Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:10:44 +0100Scotland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2579/21-04-2010-devolved-conservatism http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2579/21-04-2010-devolved-conservatism Scots Tories submit to Cameron rather than choose their own future Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:08:05 +0100The election in Scotland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2578/20-04-2010-going-private http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2578/20-04-2010-going-private We recognise the value of independent schools and should similarly encourage independent universities Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:17:32 +0100Higher Education http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2577/17-04-2010-this-never-happened-to-the-other-fellow http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2577/17-04-2010-this-never-happened-to-the-other-fellow NEWS: We would have told you so Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:09:40 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2573/16-04-2010-when-tinkering-is-not-enough http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2573/16-04-2010-when-tinkering-is-not-enough It has taken Nick Clegg to get the debate going on the size of the State Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:16:43 +0100Liberalism Today http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2569/16-04-2010-the-eyes-have-it http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2569/16-04-2010-the-eyes-have-it Why Clegg won the first television debate Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:51:22 +0100The Leaders’ Debate http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2568/15-04-2010-empty-talking-people http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2568/15-04-2010-empty-talking-people Pity the lost ad space Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:37:08 +0100Editorial http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2567/15-04-2010-no-man-is-an-island http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2567/15-04-2010-no-man-is-an-island Is Zac Goldsmith a bit of a Drama Queen? Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:02:13 +0100CR http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2566/14-04-2010-things-can-only-get-better http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2566/14-04-2010-things-can-only-get-better Within a 3% margin of error, of course Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:36:20 +0100Opinion Polls http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2562/14-04-2010-push-me-pull-me http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2562/14-04-2010-push-me-pull-me Election polling has evolved since the 1970s and pushes parties towards the centre ground Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:43:19 +0100Opinion Polls http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2550/13-04-2010-never-mind-the-quality-feel-the-width http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2550/13-04-2010-never-mind-the-quality-feel-the-width Reading between the many lines of the modern manifesto Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:20:58 +0100Manifesto Launch http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2549/13-04-2010-a-legacy-for-london http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2549/13-04-2010-a-legacy-for-london The Conservatives must offer London something more enduring than a few years of competent administration Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:20:58 +0100Editorial http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2547/12-04-2010-choice-cuts http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2547/12-04-2010-choice-cuts Not all public sector employees are sacred cows Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:45:37 +0100The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2530/09-04-2010-free-to-choose http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2530/09-04-2010-free-to-choose Even in today’s political climate, libertarian ideas can be realised Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:35:47 +0100Libertarian Thought http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2529/08-04-2010-keep-quiet-and-don-t-cause-trouble http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2529/08-04-2010-keep-quiet-and-don-t-cause-trouble Challenge I: Defence & Foreign Policy Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:51:12 +0100Editorial http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2528/06-04-2010-the-single-issue-election http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2528/06-04-2010-the-single-issue-election The ‘class war’ is a cheap distraction to the big issue in this campaign Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:09:39 +0100Politics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2527/02-04-2010-and-the-earth-did-quake-and-the-rocks-rent http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2527/02-04-2010-and-the-earth-did-quake-and-the-rocks-rent Rending the Veil and the Easter liturgy Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:10:36 +0100Good Friday http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2526/02-04-2010-what-it-s-like-to-be-deaf http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2526/02-04-2010-what-it-s-like-to-be-deaf PC? No thanks, not for me Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:29:07 +0100Political Correctness http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2525/02-04-2010-it-s-not-being-polite http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2525/02-04-2010-it-s-not-being-polite And PC won’t stop of its own accord Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:25:42 +0100The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2524/01-04-2010-harman-s-legacy http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2524/01-04-2010-harman-s-legacy The Equality Bill would be funny if it was not so serious Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:48:48 +0100Political Correctness http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2523/01-04-2010-a-seriously-untoward-incident http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2523/01-04-2010-a-seriously-untoward-incident We need empiricism, not liberal cant Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:09:34 +0100Political Correctness http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2522/31-03-2010-an-a-and-three-bs http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2522/31-03-2010-an-a-and-three-bs NEWS: Four seats to watch Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:52:46 +0100News http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2521/31-03-2010-on-loyalty http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2521/31-03-2010-on-loyalty To whom, from whom, for what and why? Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:48:05 +0100Editorial http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2520/31-03-2010-how-to-win-against-alistair-and-vince http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2520/31-03-2010-how-to-win-against-alistair-and-vince The message is mixed but National Insurance may yet be the Tories’ trump card Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:31:35 +0100The Economy http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2519/30-03-2010-expect-the-expected http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2519/30-03-2010-expect-the-expected Cameron means what he does on Europe Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:02:31 +0100Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2518/30-03-2010-economic-government-by-the-european-union http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2518/30-03-2010-economic-government-by-the-european-union Time for that referendum? Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:13:19 +0100Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2517/30-03-2010-returning-sovereignty-to-the-british-people http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2517/30-03-2010-returning-sovereignty-to-the-british-people Only a Sovereignty Bill can restore to Parliament its mandate Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:45:37 +0100Europe http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2516/29-03-2010-labour-wrecked-it-we-need-to-fix-it http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2516/29-03-2010-labour-wrecked-it-we-need-to-fix-it The low road to office starts with high principle Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:19:45 +0100Editorial http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2515/29-03-2010-whither-scotland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2515/29-03-2010-whither-scotland Four options for saving the Union Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:50:06 +0100Scotland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2513/29-03-2010-options-for-change http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2513/29-03-2010-options-for-change The Tories are entering a constitutional minefield Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100Scotland http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2512/26-03-2010-in-the-eye-of-the-storm http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2512/26-03-2010-in-the-eye-of-the-storm It is thanks to bloggers like myself that Dr Pachauri is “embattled” Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000Environment http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2511/26-03-2010-so-much-hot-air http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2511/26-03-2010-so-much-hot-air Political leaders need to find a way to gracefully retreat from a false premise Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000Environment http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2505/25-03-2010-idle-optimism-and-easy-choices http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2505/25-03-2010-idle-optimism-and-easy-choices Power comes from knowing what you want to do with it Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000The Realist http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2506/25-03-2010-we-have-to-be-in-it-to-win-it http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2506/25-03-2010-we-have-to-be-in-it-to-win-it On political leadership in war Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2507/25-03-2010-a-call-to-arms http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2507/25-03-2010-a-call-to-arms Defence policy should be at the heart of the general election Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000Editorial http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2508/25-03-2010-it-s-our-choice-do-we-want-to-be-a-player-or-not http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2508/25-03-2010-it-s-our-choice-do-we-want-to-be-a-player-or-not Cutting defence spending would be a false economy Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000Defence http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2500/24-03-2010-a-problem-shared-is-a-problem-doubled http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2500/24-03-2010-a-problem-shared-is-a-problem-doubled The Chancellor said little, but did the Opposition say less? Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000Editorial http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2501/24-03-2010-na-ve-keynesianism-has-been-our-undoing http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2501/24-03-2010-na-ve-keynesianism-has-been-our-undoing Labour’s imprudence would have shocked even John Maynard Keynes Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000Economics http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2502/24-03-2010-welcome-to-critical-reaction http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2502/24-03-2010-welcome-to-critical-reaction For the critical reactionary in us all Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000CR http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2503/24-03-2010-time-to-axe-the-nulab-tree http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2503/24-03-2010-time-to-axe-the-nulab-tree Britain cannot survive another five years of hard Labour Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:29:11 +0000The Polecat http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2504/24-03-2010-monetary-policy-matters http://critical-reaction.co.uk/2504/24-03-2010-monetary-policy-matters It’s a long, dark road, and we're nowhere near the end yet Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:25:20 +0000Economics