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Did anyone really believe that having Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama as president and vice-president (in whatever combination) was a sound proposition?It was inherently flawed for countless reasons; primarily, the two were opponents and had spent the best part of five months highlighting each other’s Achilles heels. Clinton had portrayed her Democrat rival as an [...]


My first ever blog – the notion that inspired me to start publishing political musings – was based around the argument that Cameron’s best shot at convincing us Brits he has something fresh to offer would be to align himself with Barack Obama. I noted that by doing so, Cameron could harness the growing momentum [...]


Controversy has been whipped up in the US, as copies of the New Yorker hit the news stands today carrying an illustration on its front page of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama dressed in Muslim attire.
Defended by the publication as a visual satire on right-wingers’ perception of Obama, the cover, which adorns the Christian politician [...]


With the final count down to the end of his presidency in full throttle, today George Bush has finally committed to a long-term plan to cut the US’ carbon emissions by 50 per cent. That’s right folks, that champion of all things green – and no I don’t refer to the dollar – is going [...]


Fraser Nelson : “Liam Fox is fond of saying in speeches that ‘I didn’t come into parliament to run public services better than the socialists.’ A great line, which shows how a Tory government would be fundamentally.”