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...
The disaster we need? – PMQs 3 September 2025
3 SEPTEMBER 2025 | OPINION
Before we begin…
We need a new approach to Prime Minister’s Prevarications.
According to Dominic Cummings, Sir Keir can’t do the job...
This is how you deconstruct a democracy – Patrick Timms
6 May 2019 | OPINION
What we are seeing in Britain today amounts to nothing less than a quiet, determined deconstruction of democracy in our...
Never apologise, never explain: PMQs 23rd April 2025
23 APRIL 2025 | OPINION
In the movie ‘Alien’, the sole survivor discovers that the monster is hiding in her escape pod. She presses buttons...
The Manchurian Candidate? – PMQs 15th October 2025
15 OCTOBER 2025 | OPINION
How much longer can this Prime Minister continue in office?
In the first place, his policies appear chaotic. He has said...
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...
Workington or Wokingham: Boris must make a choice – Chris Bradford
A Christmas election may not be a nightmare for Boris Johnson, particularly as the current polls indicate a comfortable Tory majority. Victory, however, could...
Take it back – PMQs 2nd July 2025
2 JULY 2025 | OPINION
"I heard you want your country back – f*ck that," sang Bob Vylan at Glastonbury.
He may be right. The easily-led...
Boris must tackle the cost of living if he wants to...
21 April 2022 | OPINION
Boris Johnson's political career hangs by a thread.
Britain's happy-go-lucky Prime Minister, who has been plagued by 'Partygate', now finds himself in...
What is the UN for? It is beyond a joke
1 APRIL 2023 | OPINION
Happy April Fool's Day! How do we know? Because Russia is taking over as chair of the UN Security Council.
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