Published by The i paper (28th December, 2020) So in the end, a bad deal was better for Boris Johnson than no deal. We can give thanks for the […]
Covid19 / Politics
The PM is hopelessly out of his depth
Published by The i paper (21st December, 2020) Last week was another long one in Westminster. On Monday Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, warned us about an alarming […]
Politics
Real Conservatives should speak out
Published by The i paper (14th December, 2020) So this is how it ends. After 47 years as a leading member of the trading alliance that has delivered […]
Immigration / Policy / Politics
A shameful failure of decency
Published by The i paper (5th October, 2020) Here we go again. The Tories are sliding in the polls. The prime minister’s popularity is waning fast as his incompetence […]
Politics
Out of his depth, out of ideas
Published by The i paper (21st September, 2020) When I was a child I wanted to be prime minister. First, I planned to be an actor, until a […]
Politics
The PM reveals his moral bankruptcy
Published by The i paper (3rd August, 2020) One of the most powerful political advertisements of recent times was released last month in the United States. It took […]
Politics
How long can the Royal Family survive?
Published by The i paper (27th July, 2020) The Royal Family is both an anachronism and an absurdity. Just imagine for one moment that we were a republic […]
Housing / Policy / Politics
A saga that stinks from start to finish
Published by The i paper (29th June, 2020) Britain likes to delude itself that it is better than the rest of the world, that the 67 million citizens […]
Politics
Where have all the good politicians gone?
Published by UnHerd (1st July, 2020) Tony Blair has had the most successful career of any politician since Margaret Thatcher. He won three general elections, reshaped the country […]
Aid / Politics
Good riddance to the self-serving Department for International Narcissists
Published by The Daily Mail (June 17th, 2020) One of Tony Blair’s first actions in government after winning the 1997 election was to weaken British diplomacy by spinning […]