Brexit, Pursued by a Blairite
Struggling for an explanation of who I was dragging my girlfriend to see at the Southbank Centre on Sunday, I alighted on the two words most descriptive of Matt...
Author: Jimmy Nicholls
Writes somewhat about British politics and associated matters. Contact jimmy@rightdishonourable.com
Moderate language puts limits on political criticism
Following the rancour in our newly recalled Parliament (or our never prorogued Parliament, if you believe the Supreme Court), the call for “moderationR...
Universities’ influence on jobs remains a huge obstacle to social mobility
The British have an unhealthy obsession with schooling. At a time of vague if well-nurtured class boundaries there remains an easily understood boundary between...
Trudeau’s style of hypocrisy might be for the better
A girl I knew once logged onto Facebook the morning after a party to untag herself from pictures of her getting friendly with someone who was not her boyfriend....
Exposing celebrities’ private lives may be inevitable in a free press
Two stories emerged this week regarding the private lives of elite sportsmen: rugby player Gareth Thomas and cricketer Ben Stokes. Thomas felt obliged to reveal...