Was that the long awaited Iraq apology?
The stage was set for a high-energy celebration this afternoon. There was clapping, music, and a woman in black and…
Coming up on the site today
We’ll have lots more coming up on Coffee House today. Highlights include a review of Blair’s performance by The Spectator’s…
The PM of the middle classes
Tony Blair possessed many of the qualities of a good – perhaps even great – Prime Minister. He was clever,…
What if?
Andrew Roberts is nothing less than the jewel in the crown of the Daily Mail, and he has written a…
The hidden hand of the web
Fabulous piece by P.J. O’Rourke on Adam Smith as inventor of the web. “I wonder if the know-it-alls at Wikipedia…
RIP Isabella Blow
Isabella Blow passed away on Monday morning and took with her much of what made London a fashion capital. She…
Cameron’s guru speaks
‘Radically pragmatic, rather than dogmatic’, is the way Oliver Letwin, Conservative head of policy, described the new Tory approach this…
How will Blair sign off?
Today’s Sun has the scoop on the choreography behind Blair’s resignation as Labour leader. Apparently, he’ll travel up to Sedgefield…
The long and the short of it
If, like me, you’re trying to get your head round the radical changes in the online world – and the…
Sarkozy gets pranked
Nicolas Sarkozy was taken in by a phone prankster claiming to be the Canadian PM on Sunday night. No damage…
The New Yorker on Banksy
This week’s New Yorker has a fascinating profile of the graffiti artist Banky. He’s one of those people you either…
Debatable Polls
At 9p.m. last Thursday, while over 15 million American households were tuned in to “Grey’s Anatomy” on ABC, 1.7 million…
Our shameful indifference
Peter Hain was on the Today programme this morning doing a victory lap for the resumption of devolution in Northern…
Paralysis at Holyrood?
The Scottish Parliament is often reported by London newsreaders as a proxy for Scottish public opinion. In truth, it’s an…
How good is Tony Blair’s French?
Tony Blair’ send his congratulations–or should that be félicitations–to Nicolas Sarkozy.
The Gordfather
“Barzini’s dead. So is Phillip Tattaglia — Moe Greene — Strachi — Cuneo — Today I settle all Family business.”…
Sarkozy’s message to France
Truly extraordinary scenes at the Salle Gaveau in the eighth arrondissement of Paris tonight. Shortly after the official exit polls announcing…
France votes
Anything other than a Nicolas Sarkozy win this evening would be a huge upset. The latest polls show him with…
McCain: I’ll pursue OBL "to the gates of hell"
Thursday wasn’t only election night here, but also the first Republican primary debate of 2008. Over at Comment Central Daniel…
If you like this…
If you’re enjoying Coffee House, I do hope you’ll take a look at Stephen Pollard’s new blog and Clive Davis’s—which…
Why Friday was a very good day
Good news from Paris. No, not the capital of France which, it seems likely, will tomorrow crown Sarkozy its President.…
Why PR is bad
The situation about to unfold in Scotland is why I can’t stand PR. First of all, not one voter will…
It’s a Facebook world we’re living in
A couple of months ago I had never heard of Facebook. Now, I place internal bets with myself at every…
Required viewing for all MPs
It’s a pity that the elections yesterday coincided with Molly Dineen’s documentary ‘The Lie of the Land’ because I imagine…