The opposition to Starmer has to begin now
Monday, July 17th, 2023I think you have to admit that Keir Starmer had quite a weekend. His article in The Observer made it absolutely clear that he really
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Eighteen months from an election the available options do not look compelling
Thursday, July 6th, 2023There are three things that the UK commentariat seems to agree upon right now. The first is Sunak has given up. The second Starmer has
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Johnson has gone, but the legacy of his lies remains
Saturday, June 10th, 2023I posted this Twitter thread this morning: Johnson has gone, protesting his innocence to the end. To understand what has happened it it vital to
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Britain has been broken by paranoia about deficits
Thursday, June 1st, 2023I noticed this Tweet yesterday: Labour's unfunded spending pledges add up to more than £20bn a year, @theipaper analysis suggests – equivalent of a 3p
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Tory ministers responsible for tens of thousands of deaths have to be held accountable
Tuesday, May 30th, 2023As I noted on this blog in 2020 and 2021, the management of the Covid epidemic was a tale of unmitigated disaster in the UK.
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From darkness into bleak
Friday, May 26th, 2023My latest podcast with Tony and Martin from The Echo Chamber podcast in Ireland is now out. Recorded a little over a week ago, it
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Could hate win?
Friday, May 19th, 2023The obvious question to ask after this week’s National Conservative conference is how far can hate take the right? It was, after all, the one
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Sometimes even the Tories have to admit that nationalisation is the answer
Thursday, May 11th, 2023The Guardian has reported this morning that: As they note: TransPennine Express is to be run by the state after ministers announced that the failing
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Of course the Tories like first past the post: they win massively from it
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023Unusually, this blog post shares a press release. It came to me from the Electoral Reform Society (of which I am a member) and seems
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