A modest proposal

A modest proposal

Dear Conservative Parliamentary Party Collective Consciousness, Back when I was a callow youth in 1995, the thing which drew me to the Conservative Party was that we were essentially boring, grey suited people who happened to know quite a lot and happened to be very...

Sir Keir begins.

Sir Keir Starmer's speech, in front of a brick wall and window in Doncaster this morning, was the first step in painting a picture of how the Labour Party will be like with him as leader. It was workmanlike, efficient in its messaging and sought to simultaneously...

FRIT BRIT

So, it seems Nigel "Blame the BBC" has declined to debate with Change UK's Heidi Allen MP.  Surely the godfather of Brexit should be only too happy to take on the sopping-wet former Tory...

The hour after the May departure

19.05 Day 0, outside 10 Downing Street. "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  I have a brief prepared statement and then I will have time for some questions.  This evening, as you've just heard, Theresa May has announced her intention to step down as the leader of...

The statement Enda Kenny should have given

When a political crisis occurs, it's vitally important for the principals to take a clear decision on whether they need to address the issue or see where it's running - so it seems.  There is a third option - the proactive getting-out-ahead model which calms fears,...

Vote for Trump

Vote for Trump

There's a lot wrong with America, or so it seems. Social Welfare and crime are out of control, race relations are strained, police are treated with suspicion, mostly because of their apparent predilection for shooting young African Americans, and for some reason,...