by Claire Kimber | 11th May 2021 | Brexit, General, Immigration, Politics
Ryan Bourne is Chair in Public Understanding of Economics at the Cato Institute. Childcare is a hot topic again. Boris Johnson allegedly sought donations to finance a nanny to care for his son. In the U.S., Joe Biden plans to cap how much low and middle income...
by Nicola Rothwell | 7th May 2021 | Brexit, Parliamentary plots and conspiracy
Bercow’s Fury at Jenrick’s Remainer Attack [embedded content] Starved of attention, John Bercow returned to our screens last night to bemoan Brexit on Question Time. He was soon white with fury after Robert Jenrick dared point out the former Speaker’s incessant...
by Claire Kimber | 6th May 2021 | Brexit, General, Politics
Jonathan Werran is Chief Executive of Localis. Like a wild schoolyard football game, it will be a case of everyone’s eyes on the ball, with their legs enthusiastically following, as we throw our attention into the joyful pile-on of local and devolved election results....
by Claire Kimber | 3rd May 2021 | Brexit, Crime, Culture, Economics, Europe, General, Immigration, Politics
It’s easier to define what the centre ground of politics isn’t than what it is. So here goes. It’s not the same territory in one generation as in the next: political landscapes change – sometimes because of a volcanic eruption, like the financial crash;...
by Claire Kimber | 1st May 2021 | Brexit, General, Politics
In The Thick Of It: The Private Diaries of a Minister by Alan Duncan This book is more amusing, and more valuable, than one might have expected. The serialisation in The Daily Mail gave the impression that it was no more than page after page of petulant abuse of...
by Claire Kimber | 29th April 2021 | Brexit, General, Politics
The Downing Street story about Boris Johnson’s flat, and the leaks coming out of Number 10, continue to dominate the headlines, with the latest news being that the Electoral Commission (EC) will investigate the Prime Minister’s renovations. The EC has said it has...
