bread & circuses

The one and only Dominic Hilton – feral and vulpine, barking and tigerish, carnivorous and chameleonic. Hilton’s satirical column brings you politics with a side-order of Freedom fries.
Monday 19th May

The rise of Russia and its football

Marc Bennetts, 19 May 2008
Oil dollars have transformed Russia, and its national game along with it, making its Premier League football the fifth richest in Europe
Thursday 16th December

A cowardly new world

Dominic Hilton, 16 December 2004
Democracy threatens not just autocrats but the jobs, egos, and expense accounts of its privileged critics. Dominic Hilton dissects a modern fear.
Thursday 2nd December

All governments great and small

Dominic Hilton, 2 December 2004
London, 30 November 2004: speech to the Diogenes Club.
Friday 19th November

Are voters idiots?

Dominic Hilton, 19 November 2004
The people are right – even when they’re wrong. That’s democracy. Why don’t leftists get it?
Thursday 11th November

The new presidency

Dominic Hilton, 11 November 2004
Bush is one of us, and we love him for it. Kerry? Don’t even ask. Dominic Hilton reads the runes.
Wednesday 3rd November

All hail Bush!

Dominic Hilton, 3 November 2004
The people have spoken. Bush has triumphed. All is well with the world. Dominic Hilton raises the champagne.
Monday 1st November

Today Boston, tomorrow all over

Dominic Hilton, 1 November 2004
After the Boston Red Sox win baseball’s World Series, every dream can come true, says an over-the-full-moon Dominic Hilton.
Thursday 21st October

The curse of the Bushbino

Dominic Hilton, 21 October 2004
Dominic Hilton, ecstatic Boston Red Sox fan, asks: could their historic baseball victory over the New York Yankees be a good omen for John Kerry?
Tuesday 12th October

Is politics boring, Mr Prime Minister?

Dominic Hilton, 12 October 2004
Dominic Hilton sinks his teeth into British politics – and recommends a career move for Tony Blair.
Wednesday 22nd September

The truth about Bush

Dominic Hilton, 22 September 2004
A flight to Washington, a limo to the White House, a stroll to the West Wing…and an exclusive report from inside the President’s brain.
Wednesday 8th September

My unselfish public service

Dominic Hilton, 8 September 2004
In this election year, just one political candidate offers wealth, sophistication, charm, wit, enormous sex appeal. Vote for Dominic Hilton!
Wednesday 25th August

Slackers of the world, unite!

Dominic Hilton, 25 August 2004
France’s latest publishing sensation – a hymn to laziness – makes Dominic Hilton realise that the real transatlantic divide goes far deeper than politics.
Wednesday 11th August

John Kerry: macho jock

Dominic Hilton, 11 August 2004
Who is the real man in the US presidential election race? Dominic Hilton brings a unique style of punditry to test the candidates’ political testosterone.
Wednesday 9th June

Oil price blues

Dominic Hilton, 9 June 2004
The chief outlaw is back in town - lean, hungry, dangerous…English. Dominic Hilton, roused to rage by the New York Times, takes on the world.
Wednesday 26th May

Is politics dead?

Dominic Hilton, 26 May 2004
Politics was Dominic Hilton’s drug of choice. Then he found himself sharing his name with a soft-porn video star. It’s all downhill from there.
Wednesday 21st April

Daddy, what is politics?

Dominic Hilton, 21 April 2004
“Politics is about who gets shafted, when, where, how and why are you asking me anyway?” Between a Washington cynic and a Delhi tycoon, Dominic Hilton sniffs the world’s wind.
Wednesday 7th April

Political animal

Dominic Hilton, 7 April 2004
The one and only Dominic Hilton – feral and vulpine, barking and tigerish, carnivorous and chameleonic – announces his candidacy for the kingdom of the political jungle.
Thursday 25th March

Intelligence? What intelligence?

Dominic Hilton, 25 March 2004
Between London and Washington, Max E. Mise helps Dominic Hilton unravel the unknown unknowns of 9/11.
Thursday 11th March

Five minutes with Socrates

Dominic Hilton, 11 March 2004
“A man who is all brain and no heart never truly lives.” Dominic Hilton teaches the Greek sage a lesson in living philosophy.
Thursday 26th February

Hilton-Schwarzenegger 2020

Dominic Hilton, 26 February 2004
Kerry? Forget him. Bush? Don’t make me laugh. Edwards? No comment. Clinton? No way. The future belongs to Dominic and Arnie – in that order. Fasten your seat belts!
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