Slither and strike – PMQs 13th November 2024
13 NOVEMBER 2024 | OPINION
Sir Keir’s counterattacks on the Opposition are a standard Prime Ministerial way to respond to questions, but his evasions and...
No more bromance – PMQs 6th November 2024
6 NOVEMBER 2024 | OPINION
Emily Maitlis loved last week’s PMQs: "Just imagine if PMQs was like this every week. Conciliatory. Helpful. By partisan. Passionate and compassionate."
Your...
Stop smashing the system!
1 NOVEMBER 2024 | OPINION
We need to be clear: the aim of the Blair-Brown-Starmer constitutional changes is to take power away not from Westminster,...
Jumping fences – PMQs 30th October 2024
30 OCTOBER 2024 | OPINION
The Left proves it is progressive by being transgressive. Customs are for breaching, rules for breaking. How else is one...
Angie rides out – PMQs 23rd October 2024
23 OCTOBER 2024 | OPINION
Angela Rayner fielded the questions today. Facing her for the Opposition was Sir Oliver Dowden, on his last PMQs stint...
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.’...
‘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...