Johnson’s manufacturing the excuses to begin expelling his rebels
Wednesday, June 8th, 2022I wrote yesterday that I suspect Johnson will be culling the ranks of Tory MPs by withdrawing the whip from opponents over the coming weeks.
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This is a very long way from over
Tuesday, June 7th, 2022There are issues arising from last night’s confidence vote in Boris Johnson worth considering this morning. A number stand out. One is to anticipate the
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How did we end up with these bandits in charge?
Thursday, May 12th, 2022It seems almost certain that the government will announce legislation to abandon the Brexit Northern Ireland protocol in the next few days. No coherent lawyer
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The UK is very likely in recession now, and the economy can only get worse, because that's what the Bank of England wants and will deliver
Thursday, May 12th, 2022It feels like only a week or so ago that trolls were all over this blog suggesting that I was wrong to say that the
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Where from here? Reflections after the local elections
Sunday, May 8th, 2022The local elections are done and dusted. The Tory press would like us to concentrate on the Labour leader going to a meeting with an
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The local elections: ‘good, but’ seems to be the message
Saturday, May 7th, 2022There are moments when politics change, and others when it is hard to tell what is happening. Yesterday included both. Laura Kuenssberg signed off as
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The Bank of England does not have a duty to push people into poverty
Monday, May 2nd, 2022I cannot have been alone and being appalled at comments made by former Bank of England employee and Monetary Policy Committee member Adam Posen, who
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The Tories: what next?
Friday, April 22nd, 2022I have posted this thread to Twitter this morning: There is an old truism that suggests that the Leader of the Conservatives always enjoys the
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Sunak: they non-dom hedge fund managers friend
Wednesday, April 13th, 2022Rowena Mason noted in the Guardian yesterday that Sunak has not made many big statements on tax. Nor has he had a lot to say
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