Hardly more than days ago May was near the bottom of a slippery slope down which she had been sliding since her calamitous election debacle. A divided cabinet with leadership contenders following their own agenda in defiance of hers. On issues of policy her hands were tied by Brexiteer zealots and, via the DUP, Protestant […]
Coming on top of her perceived success the week before, the misjudgments by Tory Party managers which led to last night’s game changer, are par for the course of this ill starred administration. It will take some of the shine off May as she appears in Brussels today, as will the ill judged comments of […]
I do not agree with those commentators who assert that the defeat of Roy Moore is a setback for Trump. Had that man been elected it would have been a disaster for the Republican party and the Presidency. At the same time had Trump not endorsed Moore, activists in Alabama would have blamed their defeat […]
Before the well trailed announcement based on his campaign promise to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, there were hints and briefings from his administration that although there would be some noise there would also be support. People might now ask where? The US is isolated to a minority of one on the Security Council, […]
Well, that depends how you look at it. It was an achievement with few equals if you consider that she not only had to satisfy a Brussels machine unwilling or indeed unable to give much away, her own Cabinet which is split in every direction and her own party which is split on the fundamentals […]
It might be. What is certain is that it is not governing. It is in two fights; for its own survival and for the survival of Brexit. Let us look at each, starting with Brexit. Outside the government there is now a general consensus in the UK as a whole, in parliament and in the […]
The news that Trump is about to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel should surprise no one. He promised this in his campaign and thus bought himself support from the Jewish lobby, which had fallen out badly with Obama. If it was promised it must be delivered whether you like the policy or not. […]
For the Tories to join with the DUP to prop up their government was to sup with the devil. Now comes the food poisoning of that tainted meal. It is now becoming clear that for nearly half a century the nations of Europe have harmonised huge swathes of domestic, business, educational, environmental, security, human rights, […]
It is hardly surprising that a spat has broken out between the members of the Social Mobility Commission and the government. It is indeed the case that there is a gap between May’s rhetoric, often lofty and inspirational, and the delivery of her aspirations. On everything. So social mobility will have have to take its […]