Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical…

Blaise Pascal’s aphorism in the title seems a reasonable one to cite on the start of the Brown government. I eschew ‘era’, ‘new dawn’ or any other cliche - because Brown is regarded as a serious politician, who has expressed the desire to preside over a government of all the talents, return to [...]

Defections and departures…

As Tony Blair leaves office and Brown is called to the Palace to be invited to form a government, Quentin Davies MP defects to the Labour Party after writing an excoriating letter to David Cameron - the text of which is a good read.
Here is a taster: “Under your leadership the Conservative party appears [...]