‘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...
Rachel Reeves has resolved on the politics of deception
3 AUGUST 2024 | OPINION
This week featured the return of both honesty and deception to political discourse on the economy; honesty about the tight...
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...
The public spending delusion
1 JULY 2024 | OPINION
Austerity, austerity, and austerity: you’ve heard it before, haven’t you? Who hasn’t – and this is the point. But it’s...
Palestine and poppies
10 NOVEMBER 2023 | OPINION
As the period of Remembrance approaches this weekend, Armistice Day has been overshadowed by a bitter row over the possibility...
Why political leaders must listen to their grassroots
19 SEPTEMBER 2023 | OPINION
If the last few years have taught politicians anything, it’s that grassroots activism matters. So why do they continue to...
Keegan’s Bluff: Does anyone ever say journalists have done a ‘f-ing...
7 SEPTEMBER 2023 | OPINION
The Education Secretary's ITV outburst has sparked an interesting discussion about public interest journalism and what reporters should and shouldn't...
Have you got a licence for that opinion?
15 JUNE 2023 | OPINION
From the backs of football shirts to the front door of the Foreign Office, we have seen speech becoming criminalised....