Does Labour know what England and the other countries of the UK are, and if it does not, how can it hope to rule successfully?
Monday, January 29th, 2024I went to see the National Theatre production of ‘Dear England’ at a cinema in Cambridge yesterday, and it has been hard to think about
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The UK’s leaders are united, but only in their indifference to what happens within it but outside England
Friday, January 19th, 2024As Politico reports in their daily morning email today: Following Northern Ireland’s biggest ever public sector strikes on Thursday, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris issued
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Why I oppose Labour's position on Gaza
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023I was sent a note by an academic this afternoon, who was surprised by my certainty that Labour was wrong in taking the position that
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Council tax reforms
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023I have this morning published the latest note in my series that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. This latest note deals with
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To my angry and disgusted commentator: a reply
Sunday, November 5th, 2023This comment was posted on the blog this morning in response to my article on Tory proposals to crack down on extremism: It’s always about
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If Braverman wants to brand me as an extremist, I plead guilty
Sunday, November 5th, 2023I posted this as a Twitter thread this morning: The Government has apparently drawn up plans to broaden the definition of extremism to include anyone
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Starmer has a choice. He can pretend to be a world leader and align with those refusing to call for a ceasefire or he can be a world leader and call for a ceasefire.
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023The Guardian has an article this morning that is headlined as follows: Toynbee’s view is that Starmer has to play the grown-up and grown-ups can’t
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Question of the day: which country will leave the UK first?
Monday, October 30th, 2023I have long felt that the UK has little future. Whatever once held the four very disparate countries* within it together will not, I think,
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Debate Night: the aftermath
Friday, October 20th, 2023I spent a long day yesterday getting back from Edinburgh. Storms blew train timetables asunder, but in fairness to the rail system, I got here,
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