In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, economic stagnation, and institutional bloat, the United Kingdom stands at a crossroads. The nation’s governance has been eroded by decades of incremental changes that have diluted parliamentary supremacy, entangled [more…]
A list of fings wot annoy me would be a very,very long list indeed. But we have to start somewhere. So, in the spirit of a New Year, New Slate, how about – Government & Media………………. [more…]
It has been pointed out a few times that the November 2025 budget has many changes to taxes and rates but many don’t come in to effect until after the May elections. Are Labour running [more…]
The commentariat believe that the political tectonic plates are moving. Certainly, Sir Keir Starmer seems beleaguered, unhappy and so far away from control that historians will marvel that the largest parliamentary majority in Labour history [more…]
Just as the Grauniad predicted, see it might have been prescient, Bridget Phllipson goes head to head with Lucy Powell for the title of deputy leader of the Labour Party. Number 10 favours Bridget while [more…]
As nominations closed for the Labour Deputy leadership election there were six candidates. Who were they and what happened to them? Read on! Paula Barker Fifty-three-year-old Paula is from Merseyside, was raised by a single [more…]
Ever since that rogue Bill Clinton came up with his triangulation thing there has been a consensus in British politics that you have to occupy the centre ground to have any chance of winning an [more…]
Bill Boaks was just one in a long line of eccentric political candidates. These days we have the Raving Loony candidates, Count Binface, bus-pass Elvis and a few others. Bill was in a class of [more…]
The days when independent councillors were well-meaning, often single-cause, advocates saving a hospital or moving a gypsy camp, are long gone. Although Reform UK caught the headlines in early May’s local elections, their success was [more…]
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