Karaoke, omni-shambolic governance and disingenuity at the Covid Inquiry
Claire Jones argues that Helen MacNamara’s Covid Inquiry statement is disingenuous in side-lining the fundamental betrayal by her and others...
Read moreClaire was born in Essex. In 1990 she obtained her doctorate in Philosophy at Oxford University. Her doctoral thesis on the Philosophy of Mind was subsequently published as a book entitled 'Varieties of Affect'. Claire also has degrees in Psychology and Counselling Psychology. After finishing her doctorate, Claire remained in Oxfordshire where she taught Philosophy for the Open University and worked as a counsellor. She now writes and edits for West England Bylines and is co-ordinator for the Oxfordshire branch of the progressive campaign group, Compass.
Claire Jones argues that Helen MacNamara’s Covid Inquiry statement is disingenuous in side-lining the fundamental betrayal by her and others...
Read moreClaire Jones shows how Rishi Sunak’s disastrous Covid strategies have destroyed his future prospects as a credible leader and raise...
Read moreClaire Jones imagines the Labour leader undergoing a Damascene conversion to proportional representation
Read moreClaire Jones uses ‘Yes, Prime Minister’ to convey the thinking behind Sunak’s Net Zero U-turn
Read moreClaire Jones explores Labour's misguided attack on pluralism through the surprising new case of Neal Lawson's threatened expulsion
Read moreClaire Jones deprecates the media's collusion with Johnson's Trump-like tantrums and denial of the painfully obvious truth
Read moreIn an open letter, Claire Jones warns Keir Starmer that, since his authoritarian approach and U-turns are alienating core support,...
Read moreAfter a successful campaign for progressive parties to unseat Conservatives at Cherwell District Council, the Labour leader suddenly pulls out...
Read moreThree progressive activists outline ‘the good society’, the deceptiveness of current UK polling, and our route to achieving a better,...
Read moreLabour will need PR to protect itself from internal and external sabotage and hence to survive in power beyond one...
Read moreThe WhatsApp messages listed here show dramatically and directly that its ministers neither support nor respect the public.
Read moreAttacking strikers worked for Thatcher. But today's workers will resist attempts to sustain the financial interests of a few at...
Read moreTo begin to recover from ‘Broken Britain’ we must generate change from below, through wage security and support for the...
Read moreAchieving a fair voting system via proportional representation is one of a host of vital changes that depend crucially on...
Read moreTruss's mission is to ameliorate party shame by dressing up this rattling skeleton in the closet as a major success.
Read moreIf you 'get' dogs then read this heart-warming account of Lottie-May being rescued in North Macedonia and re-homed to Oxfordshire.
Read moreJohnson’s resignation is welcome, but the manner of it is a danger signal that our fragile democracy needs constitutional change.
Read moreOur social attitudes towards Johnson are complex and competing and this makes their role in determining his future difficult to...
Read moreClaire was not satisfied with her MP's standard response to her demand that Johnson resign so she wrote "Stop Defending...
Read moreThe Electoral Cooperation announced by Starmer and Davey is what is needed to break the stranglehold of 'First Past The...
Read morePartygate shows Johnson‘s arrogant disregard for the sacrifices we all made because of Covid and is a betrayal of trust.
Read moreCovid has provided this government with a ready source of diversionary tactics to take attention away from their many mistakes.
Read moreClaire asks why the Tories seem incapable of recognising the Compassion Gap and concludes that they don't care. Gandhi would...
Read moreClaire Jones tells how the Labour Conference found it difficult to embrace PR. But "Representation for All" is Labour's only...
Read moreBiden’s decision to withdraw has created a humanitarian crisis that was entirely foreseeable - many more people will die
Read moreJohnson's government looks to undemrine democracy in the UK. It's time for the Left to consider uniting under a Progressive...
Read moreThere's something going down at Downing Street, as Cummings has revealed. But does this mean we forgive Cummings for his...
Read moreThe message that our government is possibly corrupt is not cutting through
Read moreCaring about political lies can’t become ‘a thing of the past’. Truth telling has to be a standard for now...
Read moreOn the internet, there is a kind of blogger calling out and holding our government to account. Should we scorn...
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