Richard Marsh

Consultant and Writer

In the early hours of last Friday morning, as the result of the Bradford West by-election was announced, it became obvious that Mr George Galloway was seriously guilty of stockpiling votes. This was, we know, a selfish and reckless thing to do, and in the process several of the other political parties got badly burned.

Tom J Wilson

Political Analyst and Researcher

Ofcom has revoked the UK licence of the Iranian state controlled channel Press TV. Since 2007 Press TV has been the flagship of Iran's propaganda mission to the West, and now it is gone and that has to be good news for supporters of democracy and human rights everywhere. Enter Geoffrey Alderman.

Scott Hill

Cumbria Campaigns Officer for the Liberal Democrats

I too feel an overwhelming sense of fear when the world of celebrity meets the world of politics. A bit like our very own coalition, it is not a suita...

Rupert Myers

Writer on society and current affairs

Of late Sally Bercow has been attempting a backwards Lembit Opik: whilst the path from politician to media personality is a well-trodden one, it seems harder to perform the reverse.