Making sense of Belgium’s political impasse
Ben Mitchell gives readers a primer on the state of Belgian politics, 485 days after their election – with a government finally in sight.
Ben Mitchell
Website Ben writes for Left Foot Forward on a number of issues, from foreign affairs and civil liberties to public policy. He is a freelance political analyst whose blog can be found here. He is deputy editor of Speaker’s Chair as well as being contributing editor of Shifting Grounds.
Britain continues to pay lip service to human rights when exporting weapons
The UK will continue to play lip service to human rights concerns when exporting weapons, writes Ben Mitchell.
How the 9/11 response changed Britain
The aftermath of September 11th was not a time for reflection or debate; little room was afforded for complexities, writes Ben Mitchell.
Grayling’s tabloid pandering gone mad
Ben Mitchell looks at the madness of the tabloid and Tory-led government overreaction to the slew of irrational “health and safety gone mad” headlines.
The railways: Yet another broken market in the UK
The price of train travel is being pushed up by government trying to wean the industry off subsidies – an outdared policy from the boom times.
When a liberal is mugged by reality
The conservative analysis of these riots is the most straightforward and, we have to admit, the one that often appears to make most sense. But it will only get us so far in guiding us in what to do next.