Mything the point

The almost total collapse of the Liberal Democrat vote in yesterday’s local elections has been almost completely ignored by the mainstream media. Instead, the focus has been Labour’s supposed failure to make any real ground amid the “political earthquake” created by UKIP. Obviously, to dwell too much on the LibDem wipeout would cast doubt on … Continue reading →

Murky roots of Boko Haram

Drone surveillance planes. British, Israeli and US special forces, America’s first lady making it the subject of a presidential broadcast, a summit of African leaders – in Paris. Whatever next in the story of Nigeria’s abducted schoolgirls? I hate to think. For Nigeria, recently hailed as Africa’s biggest economy, its failure to rescue 200 girls from … Continue reading →