Fresh Garbage: PMQs 25th February 2026

26 FEBRUARY 2026 | OPINION The PM gave us the usual stuff yesterday. Edward Argar (Con): "Would he scrap impending business rate changes?" PM : … Mrs Badenoch,...

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...

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...

Are we really lawless, or do we just think we are?

20 AUGUST 2025 | OPINION Probably among the most basic and reasonable human desires is to live in safety. Ever since we’ve been bashing rocks...

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...

Nailing the jelly – PMQs 12th February 2025

12 FEBRUARY 2025 | OPINION The Opposition struggles to wrench itself free of the Conservative Party’s lamentable record over the past years and remains vulnerable...

Gollum and Golem: PMQs 29th October 2025

29 OCTOBER 2025 | OPINION Recently, the Speaker has allowed Sir Keir some latitude in his opening preambles. On the 15th, Starmer included 450 self-justifying...

Starmer scores on the Hancock tapes as Johnson’s defence starts to...

I don't know whether you've heard, but Britain's been getting vaccinated.

This Government needs to learn to work together, while respecting immigrant...

18 OCTOBER 2022 | OPINION Immigration. Relationships outside of Europe. Trade deals. Three things that have been a priority for our governments since 52% of...

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...