How the ICC can help Kenya
Tim Wigmore discusses the significance of the ICC investigation into the 2007/08 violence in Kenya
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Stirling effort paying off
Tim Wigmore sits down with Paul Stirling, one of Irish cricket’s rising stars
Continue ReadingTwo-for-one on politicians
Tim Wigmore thinks David Miliband can help his brother rather a lot
Continue ReadingEngland’s Indian Summer
England’s recent cricket success comes as no surprise
Continue ReadingCounty Championship team of the season
Tim Wigmore selects his county championship team of the season.
Continue ReadingTest World XI
Now that England are officially the best side in the world, how many of their players would get into a current world XI?
Continue ReadingCharities at risk after fallout from cuts exposed
Oxford charities express concern over significant funding cuts.
Continue ReadingChancellor warns against excessive winking
Chancellor Lord Patten responds to record Varsity tiddlywinks defeat.
Continue ReadingIt’s not over for the Lib Dems
Tim Wigmore explains why, contrary to appearances, the Lib Dems are not a spent force
Continue ReadingSatirists despair: Palin won’t be President
Tim Wigmore says Sarah Palin has lost too much credibility with the American public
Continue ReadingSorry you’ve gone XI
Tim Wigmore picks an XI from the best players whose World Cup is over, featuring at least one player from the six knocked-out sides.
Continue Reading“Iraq was the great shadow over New Labour”
Chris Mullin talks about New Labour’s triumphs and tragedies with Tim Wigmore
Continue ReadingWhy AV may just win
Tim Wigmore assesses the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ campaigns ahead of the AV referendum, and sees good signs for the ‘Yes’ side
Continue ReadingOh, for the quiet diplomatic life
Tim Wigmore discusses the future of Tunisia with Hatem Atallah, the ambassador to the UK
Continue Reading“Being in government is worth a lot”
That David Laws fully believes in the merits of the coalition we have in this country is undeniable. He may not actually be an official part of the current government, but it is very much one whose direction he shaped. Laws was one of four Liberal Democrat negotiators during the talks which culminated in the […]
Continue ReadingPower for power’s sake?
We’ve all heard that line from Henry Kissinger: “University politics are so vicious precisely because the stakes are so small”. So I was intrigued to get party leaders from the Labour, Lib Dem and Tory student associations round a table for an hour. I’m not quite sure what I was expecting from them all. I […]
Continue ReadingGiving a million while remaining middle class
Post-doctoral philosophy research fellow Dr Toby Ord tells Tim Wigmore why, and how, he plans to give over £1 million in his life to charity – and how you can too
Continue Reading“I have a lot of sympathy for politicians”
Long-time political journalist Michael White talks to Tim Wigmore about the expenses scandal, the growing ‘anti-politics’ mood – and why he thinks it’s unfair
Continue ReadingLabour governments don’t always go bust
Tim Wigmore defends Labour’s economic record in government
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