Was Brandon Lewis trying to mislead over the extent of Islamophobia in the Party when he said there were no outstanding complaints - or are his systems just completely broken?
A year ago, Zac Goldsmith was kicked out of his Richmond seat, proving that a Progressive Alliance could work. One year and a general election later, was that it for plural campaigning?
The Coalition’s conception of “freedom” has little to do with empowering individuals and local communities. Instead, it means enhancing corporate power by “liberating” services from public control.
The way the Cameron-Osborne government got into bed with the Murdochs, father and son, was crazy, but was there a deal? Probably not, says David Elstein, and Anthony Barnett replies.
