Prime Minister Gordon Brown is being urged to call a general election after receiving so-called high ratings in the polls. But do we, the people of the UK actually want […]
Weblogs (temporarily) shut down
Several political (and indeed other) weblogs have been shut down by their webhost after a businessman planning to buy into Arsenal Football Club used his lawyers to threaten them with […]
Party conferences: are they still relevant today?
When was the last time anybody paid attention to what was happening in the three main political party conferences? In the past, they were often places where members talked about […]
End the political memoir
There are plenty of reasons why The Armchair hates many political memoirs. They often attract the hype and positive publicity they don’t deserve. The current focus of attention has been […]
The State must stop aiding failing businesses
Why should the government continue to come to the aid of failing businesses? That is what they did last week in saving the Northern Rock bank from going bankrupt. When […]
Girl’s disappearance- the plot thickens
A few months ago, A young British girl, Madeleine McCann, disappeared while on a family holiday. Since then, there has been almost blanket wall-to-wall coverage over the incident. The girl’s […]