Last Monday, nine members of parliament, representing constituencies in and around Birmingham, pleaded with Boris Johnson to deliver on the Cameroon promise to introduce HS2. After Boris’ barnstorming victory in December, there are fears...
The two World Wars have, in ways beyond counting, defined our modern mindset; but while the Second World War is often a point of pride, where ‘Britain stood alone in defiance of evil’, the...
I was surprised on Wednesday night. Why? I watched the video of Andrew Scheer speaking to the Canadian House of Commons on the 12th December of last year, announcing his decision to resign as...
On Sunday the 12th of January, at roughly six o’clock, the family of Sir Roger Scruton, the last great English conservative, shared the sad news that he had passed away. The press statement can...
Jeremy Corbyn (who, despite having now led the Labour Party into two successive General Election defeats, seems to still consider himself a Prime Minister-in-waiting) has recently branded Labour the “Resistance” to Boris Johnson. Curiously...
As is our annual tradition, a number of our writers have contributed to a series of thoughts on the past year in politics, and what it means for 2020. From all our authors, we...
The past three years have been tumultuous to say the least. Three Prime Ministers, two general elections and the Brexit debate that has torn this country apart, with three failed deadlines in March, April...
Well, there we have it. Despite the closing polls, the strategic voting, and the sheer dishonesty of the Conservatives, Boris Johnson secured the largest Conservative parliamentary majority since 1987. The pundits acted as if...
A responsible centre-left programme to restore fairness and opportunity, to rebuild public services, and preserve private sector incentives, was there for the taking. Sage words from the editorial board of the Financial Times following...
Despite how divided our politicians are these days, it must be remembered that they all have 3 common fears: death, irrelevancy and an interview by Andrew Neil. And when said-politician being interviewed is Labour...
