Iain Roberts' Blog

For a book published 31 years ago, " Guards! Guards! " by Sir Terry Pratchett has a lot to tell us about Brexit. I started reading...

British politics is a steaming heap of rubbish. Every time I look, the pile is higher and smellier. It's leaking some kind of fluid. The...

The British Conservative Party is having the leadership contest for which it has long yearned. Inspired by John Scalzi's posts on the ...

Theresa May, who brought us the hostile environment , the " citizens of nowhere " speech, and the Windrush deportations , has stru...

Reading the news seemed a harmless habit, even virtuous; but that was before the world went wrong. I miss the old days, when we could be c...

At the reliably excellent Gin and Tacos , Ed reflects on the Senate election held this week in Alabama. He says of the Republican party: ...

This week I've been preparing my usual Thanksgiving turkey feast, and being thankful that I'm getting out of the UK. It gives me n...

Suffer the dreams of a world gone mad I like it like that and I know it --- REM, "Leave" I'm leaving the UK in April ...

The British government has pledged that if any petition on its official website receives more than 100,000 signatures, it will merit a forma...

Britain would be a lot more fun at parties if, after her third drink, she didn't start mumbling about how awesome the Empire was. Not f...

It was in the UK's national interest to join the EU, and encourage it to grow. The reasoning was broadcast thirty-seven years ago in the...