Boris’ yacht is just another sign of elitism and its consequences...
17 August 2021 | OPINION
Vanity and elitism have always been a pitfall in the character of our ruling classes. The potential for prestige and...
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...
This country cannot be run by opinion poll
28 January 2022 | OPINION
Brexit has had and will have continue to have wide-ranging implications. But perhaps one of the less remarked-upon changes that...
Petitions and grievances – PMQs 27th November 2024
27 NOVEMBER 2024 | OPINION
It may be a record: the Leader of the Opposition inviting the Prime Minister to resign after less than six...
Batley and Spen: Can Boris’ Tories bounce back from Chesham and...
In just two days' time, voters in the West Yorkshire constituency of Batley & Spen will go to the polls to elect the successor to the former Coronation Street actress and Labour MP, Tracy Brabin.
It’s no surprise that conservatives are backing Badenoch
15 JULY 2022 | OPINION
Kemi Badenoch’s limited government, low tax leadership pitch, as well as her overt opposition to identity politics, may prove incredibly...
Brexit: the return of the nation state – Peter Byrne
27 August 2021 | OPINION
The Brexit vote, the arguments of the movements in the UK that brought it about or fought it and the...
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...
Down but not out: Boris Johnson might pull off yet another...
5 February 2022 | ANALYSIS
By all conventional accounts, Boris Johnson should be finished.
After plunging the United Kingdom into several liberty-restricting lockdowns, the Prime Minister...
Fixing the foundations – PMQs 4th December 2024
4 DECEMBER 2024 | OPINION
One of the PM’s stock phrases is "fixing the foundations". Is he the one to do it?
"Starmer is already in...