It is difficult to think of a bigger political disaster than to have the budget unravel within seven days; more so because the Prime Minister had weighed in and defended it. So she may have expected pretty rough handling form the Leader of the Opposition. Instead she more or less reduced him to laughing stock, […]
It was a dramatic intervention few saw coming. Sturgeon’s decision to seek permission to hold a second independence referendum is a bold political move from Britain’s top political operator. But it is not quite what it seems. Sturgeon knows that although polls appear to be moving in favour of independence, there is still at best a […]
Dr. Rachael Benedict is an American historian and a best-selling author. Through the death of her estranged father she sets out to expose secrets from the Nazi era, which are so sensitive they have been subject to an extensive cover-up lasting seventy years. This provokes a killing spree as parts of the security services of both Britain and […]
Up till now the Trump Presidency has been more spectacle than politics to the average person taking a mild interest, from anywhere across the world. But now the serious business of government is at hand and soon will be in full swing. There is good news for the Travel Ban II, which seems to be regarded […]
As the trigger moment approaches, Brexit enthusiasts, including the government or most of it, glow with optimism at the great opportunities for Great Britain set free. Remainers, like me, who cherish being part of a free Europe and have immense pride in being a European citizen, look on aghast at perhaps the greatest act of national folly […]
You have to have a Budget to gain parliamentary sanction for spending and investment for the coming financial year. So it has to happen. But it does not have to be politically dramatic, nor does it have to be re-constructional, nor does it need to be a framework for economic remodeling. But this Budget needed […]
May is a shrewd politician. She knows that the opinion polls predict a landslide for her if she went to the country now. She also knows that opinion polls can be wrong. But the reason that she would be taking a terrific gamble (and she is not a gambler) is that an election fought now would […]
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This week we have Phil’s first full Budget. We also have the best piece of news coming out of the Foreign Office for more than five years. Boris is off to Moscow. And at the end of the month Article 50 is triggered, putting David Davis into overdrive. These three are the big hitters who hold […]
Politically it looks more at risk because of the majority in Scotland voting Remain. This has presented a strong platform for a strident Nicola Sturgeon to fight for Scotland’s interests and threaten another independence referendum if London does not listen. But whilst politics is the driver of the referendum itself, economics is the driver of […]