Articles By William Dove

Mervyn King

From Politics & Policy 4:29 pm

Mervyn King and the Politics of Uncertainty

The Bank of England under the direction of its governor Mervyn King today revised down its growth projections for the British economy this year and is now saying that the nation will not reach pre-crisis levels until 2014.

Boris Johnson

From Politics & Policy May 05

Boris Johnson Re-elected Mayor of London

Boris Johnson has been re-elected mayor of London following a colourful campaign against his antagonist in the 2008 election, Ken Livingstone.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage

From Politics & Policy May 04

Local Election Results 2012: UKIP Continue to Annoy Conservatives

UKIP has made its mark once again taking around 13 per cent of the vote according to the local election results released so far, just a few points behind the Liberal Democrats who are on 16 per cent.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

From Politics & Policy Apr 26

Iran Nuclear Weapons: Israel General Claims Ayatollah's Are 'Rational' - Are They?

Iran is a nation that is often said to be run by theocratic lunatics who want to "wipe Israel off the map" and deny the Holocaust but for once someone has spoken some words of sense about the Islamic Republic - a Lt. General from Israel of all people.

George Galloway

From Politics & Policy Apr 20

George Galloway Sadly Seems to be Right About Afghanistan

It is immensely sad to have to say so - but George Galloway is correct about the ongoing war in Afghanistan, or at least he is not completely wrong.

Ken Livingstone

From Politics & Policy Apr 12

A Vote for Ken Livingstone is Not a Vote Against Boris Johnson - It's Only for Livingstone

When politicians start telling you to vote for them because of who they are not then you know at once that they have nothing positive to offer and that their only real interest is themselves.

Jonathan Pearce, CEO of Adoption UK

From Society Mar 22

'Misplaced Understanding of Race' Inhibits Transracial Adoption

Anyone following the government's plans to speed up the adoption process could be forgiven for believing from some of the press coverage of the issue that it is currently illegal for white parents to adopt black children (and vice versa) thanks to old fashioned multicultural rules for local authorities.

Space Marine

From Society Mar 13

Warhammer 40,000: Can it Save Your Marriage and Why is it so White?

A minor storm has broken out on the BBC website after Samira Ahmed wrote a piece on the enduring popularity of the game Warhammer 40,000, which has just marked its 25th year in existence. With over 600 comments already (and still counting) it seems an odd subject for a raging debate but that is what seems to have happened.

From Politics & Policy Mar 01

Is Jacob Rees-Mogg the New Boris Johnson?

Did the 2010 election see the entry into the House of Commons of a seemingly ridiculous individual who is yet destined to go far?

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

From Society Feb 24

Diamond Jubilee 2012: Another Bad Year for Republicans

With large parts of the nation preparing to celebrate 60 glorious years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2012 looks like being yet another sad year for republicans.