It is Boris Johnson’s second birthday as Prime Minister and we are now well aware of his flaws. We knew them when he took office. […]
Category: Politics
The reform of health regulators “long overdue” – MDU
There has been a lot of discussion and commentary on the health and healthcare bill, which has its second reading in the House of Commons […]
Hoyle slams government over announcement of NHS pay hike
Sir Lindsay Hoyle berated the government for announcing a 3% pay rise for NHS staff without first notifying Parliament. The Speaker of the House has […]
“No one in the country thinks your border policy has worked”
Priti Patel was criticized for the Interior Ministry’s record in the fight against covid at the borders, during a heated meeting at the Home Affairs […]
Covid passports were a mistake before and they are a mistake now
You can justify vaccination passports on liberal grounds. Of course you can: we just blocked people from leaving their homes for months. If you can […]
Urban riots in the UK 40 years later
In the summer months of 1981, UK city centers exploded with rage, with violent protests and clashes with police. Forty years later, perhaps the time […]
Snakes & Ladders – Covid Edition
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were confirmed on Sunday to have been screwed up by the NHS app after Health Secretary Sajid Javid tested positive […]
Trade unionists must tell us why they are for, not just what they are against
The May election results saw the SNP return to government, albeit one seat less than the overall majority. While pundits have predicted independence is back […]
“We treat them badly”: Scotland’s place in the Union
Indyref2 is a hot topic in Scotland, after another round of Scottish election results for the SNP put independence back on the political agenda. But […]
Weekly review: even the emperor knows he has no clothes
The Prime Minister has no idea what he is doing. But worse than that: no one is even surprised. We all know it, from top […]