I have already this morning noted the resignation of government minister Lord Agnew in frustration at his own failure to get government departments to take
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Lord Agnew: a case where resignation was the only option left when government refuses to act
Lord Agnew quit as the government minister responsible for tackling fraud, with a brief crossing the Treasury and Cabinet Office, yesterday. He had given no
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Johnson may yet fight an ugly rearguard action
Political speculation abounds on whether Johnson can survive. It is apparent that the consensus is that he cannot. But let me offer a word of
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Sunak is Chancellor, but clearly not grown up enough to accept the responsibility for being so
The trend within this government for ministers to deny responsibility for their actions is growing: https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1485353895182409735?s=20 Now Sunak is saying “It wasn’t me who wanted
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Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland has to go
I was pleased to note these headlines in an email from The National in Scotland over the weekend: The David Simpson referred to in the
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If the police at No 10 can give damning evidence to Sue Gray why can’t the Met bring a case against Johnson?
This is from the front page of the Telegraph today: So, there were police officers on duty at the time that parties took place in
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In modern times has there ever been a more rotten government?
Politico reports this morning that overnight: Boris Johnson has ordered a Cabinet Office inquiry into allegations by Conservative MP Nus Ghani that she was fired
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Jack Monroe: real world economist
If you have not heard this interview it’s worth a listen: https://twitter.com/BootstrapCook/status/1484535653702455302?s=20 I’ve always had a soft spot for Jack since spending a few days
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The government has to stop subsidising the dead money of the wealthy and put money to life transforming lives instead
A thread, posted on Twitter this morning, partly in response to all that Jack Monroe has said this week, and partly in response to suggestions
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