The Plashing Vole

We can all be forgiven for thinking the world's going to hell in a handcart. South Sudan, Syria, Palestine, Ukraine to name just a few p...

After taking an all-expenses paid trip to Israel courtesy of the Conservative Friend of Bombing Children sorry Israel (and I think we can al...

Amidst all the Savile and McAlpine furore, you may have missed this little exchange on Radio 4's Today programme: The BBC has apolog...

Well well well. The Member for The Dark Place Southwest and PPS to the Minister for Universities has resurfaced after a long and troubling s...

Obviously, it's impossible. But this week sees the possible request from the Palestinian people for recognition as a full state at the U...

One of the claims Israel makes for itself is that it's the area's only functioning democracy. It's a dubious claim: military lea...

My miserable, selfish and untrustworthy Member of Parliament isn't the only victim of my fast typing. I contacted the Department for F...

You may have noticed that I think David Cameron is Tory Scum No. 1. I yield to no-one in my distaste for this overfed, arrogant, pompous chi...

This is a true story of Israeli soldiers on patrol in Occupied Hebron. They dance, then go back to aiming weapons at anyone in the area.

I'm quite enjoying this Russian spy scandal . One of the set-pieces whenever these stories come around is the confected outrage expresse...

Mordechai Vanunu is an Israeli engineer who worked on Israel's illegal nuclear weapons programme. His conscience moved him to reveal th...

This obviously won't be a surprise to anyone over the age of 12, but still… A former Bosnian President was arrested by British police...

A couple of weeks ago, a Hamas activist, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was murdered in Dubai. Ah, I thought, the Israelis are up to their old tricks ag...

Moshe Ya'alon, Israeli deputy prime minister, won't be having a slap-up feed in London after he was warned that a British judge may...

The US healthcare debate is becoming stunningly offensive. Thrill! As a woman shouts 'Heil Hitler' at an Israeli who points out that...

Just back from a swim (good job I have flexible work hours). Despite possessing the hydrodynamic qualities of a brick with an eating disorde...

That was fun. At a UN conference on racism, the racist president of Iran made a speech calling Israel racist - which seems fine to me, give...

Like most people, I'm overjoyed to see the back of GWB (roll on the experience of being disappointed by someone meant to be on our side ...

'Joe the Plumber', the spectacularly uninformed McCain supporter and tax-delinquent who turned out not to be called Joe nor to be a ...

So it's true . Hillary went to see Obama in Chicago to discuss a job - perhaps as Secretary of State. It might be a good move - foreign ...