Saturday we celebrated with an old friend who thinks he has been appointed to the Supreme Court. I say “thinks” because although the appointment is all over the internet, there has been no official announcement. The appointment has been brewing for about 5 months, and still no formal announcement. Apparently it cannot be announced until…
Driving through London late on Saturday night I witnessed the last throes of the demo against the cuts, and it gave me pause for thought. How does one gauge the will of the people? There are frequent small demonstrations outside Parliament, and sometimes it is hard to figure out what the cause is, because the banners…
The Lords Select Committee on Communications, of which I am a member, has announced an inquiry into the governance and regulation of the BBC, and has put out a call for evidence. The Select Committee contributed towards the debate around the renewal of the Charter five years ago. Already it is felt right to investigate…
I asked a question about antisemitism on Thursday. There is an upward trend in antisemitic incidents in the UK. For 2010 the Community Security Trust recorded 639 incidents, the second highest annual total since records began in 1984. This follows a record high of 926 in 2009, mainly due to extreme reactions to the Gaza…
Many must have been shocked at the resignation of Sir Howard Davies, Director of the LSE and at the damage done to that great institution by its association with Libya. I am only surprised that it has taken so long for this issue to become public. LSE has not been transparent about sources of donation,…
