The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill is currently rumbling through parliament. It was a key element of the Warwick agreement between Labour and the unions.
Israel’s prime minister Ehud Olmert is being lauded for accepting a ceasefire with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Tony Blair flew into southern Afghanistan for a photo call with British troops this week telling them, "What happens here is the future of the world’s security in the 21st century."
A government funded think-tank, the Economic Research Institute, has suggested cutting corporation tax in Northern Ireland to just 12 percent in order to stimulate jobs.
Saddam Hussein, who was condemned to death by an Iraqi court last weekend, was a thuggish dictator. But the far greater criminals—those who created Saddam Hussein, those able to deal out death and destruction on a global scale—will not face justice any time soon.
All the main parties are now in favour of "green taxes" to reduce carbon emissions. Environment secretary David Miliband, for example, wants levies on air flights and more tax on some cars.
In his latest book, the marvellous Freedom Next Time, journalist and film-maker John Pilger presents "an antidote to authorised versions of contemporary history that censor by omission and impose double standards".
The bosses of British industry are demanding further financial deregulation and want Gordon Brown to cut corporate tax. Or, they warn, they will have to move to where taxes are lower.
It caused an earthquake in British politics last week when the head of the army openly contradicted government policy on Iraq and called for a speedy withdrawal.
Every day Jack Straw dresses in a corporate uniform. The only choice is between a grey, black or dark blue suit.
Behind David Cameron’s fluffy new image, the beast remains the same. Delegates meeting at the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth might want a media friendly leader who can restore their fortunes - but little has changed beyond that.
No mention of health service privatisation, Trident or council housing, but a firm pledge to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
