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. After...