The VIP channel for PPE production was illegal
Wednesday, January 12th, 2022I share this press release from the Good Law Project because I think it really important, and should not be ignored because some people went
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The poisoned chalice that Johnson created is not just reflected in his own legacy, but in the party that he created in his image
Wednesday, January 12th, 2022There is a rare unanimity in the country this morning. A significant majority think that our prime minister is a liar and that as a
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How do we persuade people that right wing Tories really are the biggest enemy to their wellbeing?
Monday, January 10th, 2022The FT has reported this morning that: Boris Johnson has been urged by an influential Conservative MP to end all Covid-19 restrictions in England by
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Every necessary response to Covid requires significant government action. There is no solution to this crisis without that.
Sunday, January 9th, 2022As The Observer notes this morning: Covid should be treated as an endemic virus similar to flu, and ministers should end mass-vaccination after the booster
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There is only one solution to the problem of Covid, and the state is at the heart of it
Thursday, January 6th, 2022I cannot have been alone in expressing a deep sense of frustration when hearing Steve Baker MP demanding a timescale for the ending of Covid
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What is Jacob Rees-Mogg's sudden interest in inflation and tax cuts all about?
Thursday, January 6th, 2022As the Guardian notes this morning: Jacob Rees-Mogg has asked Rishi Sunak to reconsider impending tax rises as the chancellor and the prime minister came
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One day we will need to hold those who have decided to tolerate deaths so that they might claim 'freedom' to not wear a face mask to account for their actions
Wednesday, January 5th, 2022I wrote this tweet last night, having watched some of the PM’s press conference: I am struggling to get my head around this. The NHS
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Most people want an active government, working on their side. It is time those seeking power took note.
Tuesday, January 4th, 2022I had not previously noticed an opinion poll brought out by Ipsos Mori in mid-December. They asked people over a range of ten indicators whether
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The country waits on the government's gamble
Monday, January 3rd, 2022According to Politico these are this morning’s London newspaper headlines: So, every major newspaper leads with the same issue. That is the government’s gamble on
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