Building a Brexit

Building a Brexit

Theresa May wasn’t my first choice to lead the Conservative Party.  I wanted David Cameron to face the responsibility of delivering Brexit after the referendum.  I wanted him to come out to the podium the day after the referendum and say something like...
Regulatory alignment

Regulatory alignment

The Brexit deal which nobody with any commonsense expected to be reached yesterday fell partially because of a spooked DUP who saw the Irish press and commentariat crowing about an Irish diploamtic coup, and partially because of a concept which is not particularly new...
My Reshuffle

My Reshuffle

Either there’ll be a heave now or there’ll be a heave later.  There doesn’t need to be.  There’s still an opportunity for Theresa May to create a strong and stable cabinet and manage the process of negotiation and eventual departure at a time...
Happy Birthday Chris.

Happy Birthday Chris.

Happy Birthday to Chris. I maded this. The fans on my computer are in ‘someone left the heat on’ mode. Soz. You Are Old. By Ben Archibald. You are old, you are old, There’s no getting round it though it sounds quite bold to say Those aren’t just wrinkles,...