Author Archives: Marcus Booth

One way out of this mess hasn’t been discussed: the case for a National Government

Posted on Sunday May 9th 2010 by Marcus Booth

As the dust barely settles on one of the most extraordinary chapters in British history, we enter  yet another remarkable political phase as the leaders of the country’s political parties try to form a stable government against the back drop … Continue reading →

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Labour’s human rights legacy evaporates in a press release

Posted on Saturday April 3rd 2010 by Marcus Booth

In one fell swoop of a press release on Thursday afternoon, this Government has abandoned all pretence it has to a human rights legacy. In what appears to be a rushed move to secure an environmental legacy ahead of the … Continue reading →

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An exiled people and their fight for justice

Posted on Tuesday March 30th 2010 by Marcus Booth

As the Argentines rattle the sabre in the South Atlantic -  many of us recall again with pride how, in 1982 a large British task force set out on a 7500 mile journey risking life and limb in order to … Continue reading →

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A Budget that failed to heal the ‘conflict economy’

Posted on Friday March 26th 2010 by Marcus Booth

The budget that the Chancellor delivered yesterday has received a mixed and tribal reaction in the press. The truth is that we are weeks away from a general election and the message of the budget was explicitly political – ‘the … Continue reading →

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