Rolf Norfolk
Warning bells – PMQs 16th October 2024
16 OCTOBER 2024 | ANALYSIS
The Starmernaut continues to roll over the Opposition. Sir Keir is hardly trying: he repeated his "14 years" reference to...
Is Starmer nuts?
10 OCTOBER 2024 | OPINION
This article was reposted with kind permission from the Bruges Group.
In a word and my opinion, no.
Undoubtedly, he is ‘different.’...
PMQs: 11 September 2024
11 SEPTEMBER 2024 | ANALYSIS
This was Sir Keir’s second Prime Minister's Questions for the current session. The in-house video is here (start at 12:01) and the...
First PMQs of the new parliamentary session
4 SEPTEMBER 2024 | NEWS
Today saw the first Prime Minister’s Questions of the post-recess session. The in-house video is here and the Hansard transcript here (search page...
‘Golden’ Brown’s cattle raid on pensions
5 AUGUST 2024 | OPINION
The new Labour Government plans to use our pension money to fund infrastructure and clean energy, but there are some...
PMQs: 24 July 2024
24 JULY 2024 | ANALYSIS
Labour PM Sir Keir Starmer began his first PMQs session by wishing a quick recovery to the soldier who had been...
Scottish power?
23 JULY 2024 | OPINION
Among the itemised plans for more devolution and quangos, Scotland was the only region specifically named in the King’s Speech. The...
Breaking up the Kingdom – the first shots are fired
17 JULY 2024 | OPINION
Today, the King’s Speech included elements of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s programme for radical change.
The first indication came even...
The Lord Chancellor Who Nearly Wasn’t
12 JULY 2024 | OPINION
Shabana Mahmood has been appointed holder of what is technically the greatest office in the UK, but nearly lost her Parliamentary...