Editor's Blog

May
11

Editor's blog Tuesday 11 May 2010: Blue and gold are the new colours

The reason the Virgin Mary is pained in blue robes is most classical pictures is that blue was the most
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May
11

Editor's blog Tuesday 11 May 2010: A reading recap and a footnote while we are waiting

Hello there. As negotiations over who may form a government continue, it might be useful to have a look through
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May
11

Editor's blog Tuesday 11 May 2010: Frosty The Führer proves that NHS trusts spend every public pound wisely

Tom Lehrer famously said that political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was given the Nobel Prize for Peace in
May
10

Editor’s blog Monday 10 May 2010: Continental drift, flying pork barrels and the volcano effect

First past the post electoral systems are great, apparently: they give you strong government. Not like those Continentals, what? Sheeesh.
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May
10

Editor’s blog Monday 10 May 2010: Just another manic Monday

Hello. Well, this is fun, isn’t it? Uncertainty over the deal, coalition or understanding to form a new government
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May
10

Editor's blog Sunday 9 May 2010: A great political columnist departs

Good evening. In these equivocal times, it is particularly sad to report the death of Alan Watkins [http://www.independent.
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May
08

Editor's blog Saturday 8 May 2010: Life's a riot (or at least a demonstration) for voting reform

Some smart progressives have decided that a bit of a demonstration outside the Lib Dem meeting this afternoon would be
May
08

Editor's blog Saturday 8 May 2010: Anthony Jay's Sir Humphrey advises the Tories on their manifesto

I guess we could all use a laugh. These short film for BBC Newsnight, resurrecting Sir Humphrey Appleby to review
May
07

Editor's blog Friday 7 May 2010: Farewell to Dr Richard Taylor

There is a good rundown of who health-wise has gone or stayed here on the HSJ website [http://www.hsj.
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May
07

Editor's blog Friday May 2010: Some thoughts on a hung Parliament

So, unless all the remaining seats declare Tory during the day ... David Cameron is the Conservative Party's Al