The Downing St Deprivation Index
June 21, 2024
What on earth is wrong with a country—and its leaders—when the two main candidates for the post of Prime Minister after the next election feel
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What a Shower
June 5, 2024
While the Tories were in the process of self-destruction and doing a perfectly good job of it, Nigel Farage has returned to the fray as
Farage Goes All-in
June 4, 2024
(Photograph: Derek Bennett, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) Although it’s too early to say with any degree of certainty, Monday 3 June 2024
Time to Get Serious About Defence
May 30, 2024
Following on from his initial manifesto post, Alastair MacMillan moves on to defence. Target: Defence forces that are well-balanced to meet the threats that may manifest
Farage Finally Faces up to Islam
May 29, 2024
(Photograph: Derek Bennett, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) It’s taken Nigel Farage a long time; some might say an inordinate amount of time
Crying in the Rain
May 24, 2024
It’s hard to make the past 14 years of Tory incompetence look polished, but Rishi Sunak certainly made a good fist of it during Wednesday’s
Wilders Victorious
May 23, 2024
(Photograph: Elekes Andor, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) ‘The sun will shine again in the Netherlands’ remarked a jubilant Geert Wilders last week, as
Islam Demands: Labour Will Comply
May 8, 2024
Last week’s local elections were revealing. With the loss of almost 500 councillors, the Tories are toast. Reform UK performed in line with polling, but
Manifesto Anyone?
May 3, 2024
Following the decision by the government to make it illegal to own one or more hens without registering with DEFRA, I will definitely not be