New entry test for MPs?

Following response to Leveson's recommendations, perhaps the u-turn should be listed alongside sitting on the lap of whichever US president is in power as mandatory requirements for those in Cabinet? Consistency in those fronting the UK administration is key, and also achievable - following hot on the footsteps of 2Jags Prescott, and the likes of John Major who wasn't a fan of driving (Norma tended to take care of that for him), Cameron may prove an anomaly in this trend with his determination to succeed in the maneuver.

Abu Qatadar: facts vs feelings

In stark contrast to the neutral regurgitation of facts on the Abu Qatadar case by international media such as RT,  the Daily Mail are far more outspoken, quoting Cameron as saying: 'I'm fed up he's still at large in our country,' the Prime Minister said last month. 'He has no right to be there, we believe he is a threat to our country.' A more reserved BBC report backing the Government but only quoting Cameron as saying he's 'fed up' with the process.

Once again the sovereignty of the nation state here is called into question - while the protection of human rights are of course imperative, the coalition government are at the mercy of a body for which the majority of the UK population have not provided a mandate to govern. Whose rights are being protected by this ruling? 

Unwritten rules on adoption

Topping the news output less than a fortnight ago was the story that a couple from Rotherham had had their foster children removed due to their UKIP membership. With the Leveson enquiry underway, the BBC in crisis and numerous tense political and economic situations creating headlines elsewhere, the prominence given to this story is symbolic in more ways than one - the emphasis on this case and the way in which it was reported suggested national sympathy for the couple and condemned the actions of the care workers involved in the decision. Would members of the SNP be treated in the same way by Scottish adoption agencies?

Minimal migration benefits?

In a week when a BBC report claims that migration levels in the UK have fallen, proclaiming this as a success for the Coalition in terms of meeting its agenda, one has to question where this agenda will get us. With the results of this coming largely from limiting the number of foreign students at UK universities, I would question what particular benefit this brings to the UK.