those Labour MPs who will not swing into war on the coat-tails of the Conservative Party, on the other those who would align themselves with the Blairite policies of “intervention at all costs.” Jo Cox is being used as a banner
There is no way that the current Conservative MPs can act as an effective opposition to Labour any more than can the Lib Dems for both parties are in agreement with Labour’s policies. Opposition will only come from Reform. The Conservative Party has made itself obsolete. Hat man July 14, ...
possibly the whitest man in the world. Earl’s been in office 25 years, so he has seniority up to his bow tie, and he’s very liberal. Plus, I want a resounding Dem victory. Earl it is.
Many Ironman competitors probably embody the spirit of amateurism in the etymological sense of the word: they compete for the love of the sport. As triathlete Claire Young put it in the NYT article: “Most of us are essentially racing against ourselves. There’s no money and no glory. It...
We have always known that MPs are human and imperfect, like the rest of us. In fact, it is important, for the sake of our democracy, that they are. Nonsense. Since no one can be trusted, no one should be put in a position of trust with exceptional powers over anyone else. No one...
Cities in the EU such as Frankfurt, Dublin or Paris are attracting some business from London over the short run. However, it is unlikely that there is a single city in the EU with the physical infrastructure or regulatory infrastructure to take the role London has. Instead, there will be ...
If you’re feeling perplexed by today’s faceless and lifeless British election, you’re not alone. So are the voters themselves.
for Keir Starmer should have been even more draconian towards the protesters. As listeners will know, I am one of those people, but I don’t think there’s a constituency for that in the Tory membership. And it adds to this problem that a lot of Tory MPs are like, this guy is a...
ELEANOR BURNHAM Liberal Democrat AM for North Wales Holiday plans: A staycation, and maybe a trip to the Black Sea. "I'm basically having a "staycation" in the constituency and enjoying the numerous festivals we in Wales manage to do so well. There is a chance that towards the … Rea...
The Prince Long before the 2019 election had become defined by a series of images showing Trudeau in blackface, the prime minister had confessed to his advisors that these photos existed and might come out one day. “I knew the story was out there, but I had no idea there were so ...