Council elections are, as we all know, only approximate indications as to voter intention in general elections. The variation in Labour’s performance in 2017 proved
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Dr Tim Rideout made this speech at the SNP conference on Saturday, and won the support of its membership as a result: It’s worth adding
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Let’s not pretend that the departure of Gavin Williamson changes much about the fortunes of the Conservative Party. It might be good to see him
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This is new from the Corporate Accountability Network this morning: The Corporate Accountability Network’s logo is not just a pretty symbol. It’s there for a
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Philip Stephens is an FT columnist for whom I have about as much enthusiasm as I do for Simon Jenkins in the Guardian. But even
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The UK government joined those of Wales and Scotland in announcing a climate emergency yesterday. I could suggest that’s better late than never, but however
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The Corporate Accountability Network launched its website this morning with this blog post: The Corporate Accountability Network (CAN) is a new initiative that will be
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Much as I’d like to find a silver lining in Labour’s decision on Brexit yesterday I can’t. If the policy is to a) get a
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I had this letter in the FT this morning in response to a piece from Gavyn Davies, which continued the standard neoclassical economist’s tradition of
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