John Redwood - is he right or "wrong"?

John Redwood has, as usual, written a most incisive piece about the difference between "right wing" and "left wing".

He says: "Some socialists try to distinguish communism from fascism, either defending its proponents like Stalin, or claiming that communism as practised was a distortion of the pure doctrine. None of us on what Labour call the “right” in British politics would ever dream of doing the same for fascism, as we loathe it with an equal passion to our loathing of communism."

I tried to make the same point in my previous blog "Extremism in all its forms needs to be opposed" but probably with less effect.

If you don't already follow John's blog I recommend that you start now!

Charles 1 and John Redwood

I commend John Redwood's blog yet again! This time it is for his piece on the anniversary of the execution of Charles 1 in 1649.

What a salutary reminder that we have had 11 years of the New Labour "revolution" and where it has taken us. Time for a modern-day "restoration"?

Interesting too that Charles 1 was born a Scot. They get everywhere don't they?

The Wisdom of John Redwood

I know John Redwood has never been the most popular of politicians and on occasions has been controversial to the point where he has become vilified by both friend and foe.

But I do commend you to read his very prolific blog output as it often contains many nuggets of wisdom that should not be ignored by anyone interested in politics.

As an example, read this about the black holes in Labour's economic policies. Frightening stuff from the "Martian"!