Tony Blair: A Long-Overdue Exorcism
July 20, 2024
Tony Blair, the megalomaniacs’ megalomaniac, hangs like a spectre over the Labour Party. Precisely how much influence he wields over the government is uncertain, although
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Scotland: Work Still to Be Done
July 13, 2024
Over coffee with a like-minded friend in Edinburgh last week, the only morsel of comfort we could take from the results of the General Election
Election Aftermath
July 10, 2024
As many countries in the EU swing rightwards, Britain has a new left-wing government with an eye-watering majority of 412 out of 650 seats. The
What Now for the Conservative Party?
July 9, 2024
(Photograph: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Thankfully consultancy work in Italy meant I had to be there during the General
The New Conservative Election Special
July 4, 2024
Ladies and gentlemen, the hour has come. After an interminable four-week general election campaign, mercifully spirited by the 100% proof charisma of Nigel Farage and
Hold Your Nose
July 3, 2024
As you may remember when I discovered that our beloved Conservative Government had decided to make it a criminal offence, punishable by a £5000 fine
Education, Education, Education?
July 2, 2024
(Photograph: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Labour’s plan for private schools is an iniquitous and vindictive proposal; a
The Problem With the ‘Woke Right’
June 30, 2024
‘Foreigners shouldn’t be MPs. He’s only been a British resident since 2003. This makes a mockery of representation. Fuck Reform.’ This was posted on X
Don’t Be Deceived by Starmer
June 22, 2024
(Photograph: Chatham House, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Unlike the majority of the electorate, I confess myself concerned about the impending Keir Starmer