Alex Massie

Alex Massie is a former Washington correspondent for The Scotsman and The Daily Telegraph. He currently writes for The Spectator and blogs at www.spectator.co.uk/alexmassie.

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SUICIDAL

Corbyn Wins: Hard Left Kills Off Labour

After a year of Corbyn’s ineffectual leadership, Labour had a chance to return to mainstream politics. Instead, its members chose to indulge in the sanctimony of permanent opposition.

Alex Massie

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The Road to Perdition

Damning the Blair-Bush War in Iraq

The case for war was made with ‘certainty which was not justified,” based on ‘flawed intelligence,’ and assessments that were ‘not challenged and should have been.’

Alex Massie

RISKY

Labour's Two Word Suicide Note

In selecting Jeremy Corbyn as its leader, Labour may have consigned itself to more than a decade out of power.

Alex Massie

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Foreign Policy

Dictator Honors Liberator

Raúl Castro got his moment in the spotlight at Nelson Mandela’s funeral, but the the real headlines will come when Cuba finally finds a real liberator of its own.

Alex Massie