I am absolutely furious at the disgraceful PPB released last week. There was no mention of Europe for the European Parliament Elections, there was no mention of councils for the Local Elections, and there was barely any mention of Labour either. The broadcast was 2:40 of pure negative embarrassment. It is an obviously testing time [...]

Obamamania will end in disappointment for all. Barack Obama’s media portrayal, persona and reception really are too good to be true, and the result will be hubris on his part and disillusionment on ours. While there is a feeling of inevitability (a word used advisedly) that Obama is the president-in-waiting, his image is also built [...]

Tony Blair would make a good candidate for “President of Europe”, a new post created by the treaty approved by EU leaders at their Lisbon summit. The reasoning behind this is that the job will enable the EU to function more efficiently and to enjoy greater unity as Europe will have a face, principally that [...]

  French critics have been complaining about how Nicolas Sarkozy has exposed his private life so openly. After just over six months, the Président has already acquired several different nicknames; “Super-Sarko” after his hyperactivity in comparison with the reclusive Jacques Chirac, “Sarko I” after his absolutism, referring to his monarchical style, and “President Bling-Bling” after [...]

Gordon Brown, for all his shortcomings, is an exceptionally fortunate politician. For a while, it seemed as though the Iron Chancellor was invincible; he dealt with floods, terrorists and foot-and-mouth disease all in his first week. More importantly though, unlike throughout the Blair years, media scandals are all speculation with little tribulation; the press has [...]