Published by The Daily Mail (5th July, 2024) It is more than 14 years since I stood chatting to a nervous politician on the eve of taking power. […]
Tories deserve to be kicked as hard as possible into the history books
Published by The i paper (1st July, 2024) When Rishi Sunak stood before the dwindling band of Tory faithful at their party conference last year, he spoke about the […]
A general election wipeout in waiting
Published by The i paper (6th May, 2024) The mood was very tense as the votes were recounted in Coventry, then totted up in Sandwell. Then came the […]
What’s the point of the Lib Dems?
Published by The i paper (22nd April, 2024) The vote in Parliament last week to impose the world’s toughest smoking ban was a perfect symbol for the state […]
There is a big difference between 1997 and 2024 for Labour
Published by The i paper (18th March, 2024) The Tories are panicking again as they look at the polls, contemplate their looming electoral wipeout after another disastrous week […]
How can a Labour MP block flats for people with learning disabilities?
Published by The i paper (13th November, 2023) In a Westminster world stuffed with ambitious party hacks and entitled creeps who see compassion as a dirty word, the […]
Starmer needs to change his tune
Published by The i paper (24th July, 2023) Sometimes, the jibes from political opponents sting since they are so close to the bone – and Michael Gove, as […]
Prison is a dead end, not a solution
Published by The i paper (10th April, 2023) The former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has punctured a pernicious and persistent myth that clings to political discourse like the […]
Bulldoze this affront to our democracy
Published by The i paper (12th December, 2019) Last week, Sir Keir Starmer announced his intention to abolish the House of Lords if Labour wins the next election, […]
Why would you envy the NHS?
Published by UnHerd (18th January, 2023) They say the first step in fixing a crisis is to recognise there is a problem. So let us give thanks for […]
A prime minister unlike any other
Published by The i paper (19th September, 2022) As she waited for her accession to the political crown, Liz Truss briefed that she would hit the ground running […]
Saving the PM is the Tories’ main mission
Published by The i paper (9th May, 2022) Blackmore Vale was a solid blue ward in a bucolic part of Somerset. It was held for the Tories by […]