#GE2017 One to Watch: Northampton South.Conservative MP David Mackintosh has decided not to stand for re-election in Northampton South (not to be confused with Andrea Leadsom’s…Apr 29, 2017Apr 29, 2017
Does my Mandate look big in this?What is the must have accessory for any politician worth their salt in Brexit Britain (besides a pair of leather trousers or a peaked cap)?Apr 25, 2017Apr 25, 2017
Let’s put party politics aside and make history in Shipley.With over six weeks to go until the general election, we shouldn’t read too much into the polls. That said, unless something significantly…Apr 23, 2017Apr 23, 2017
The Nineteenth Century Called. It Wants Its Jingoism Back.Last week sounds like a bad Craig David song.Apr 3, 2017Apr 3, 2017
Mock Tudor.Historian David Starkey’s comments are often a cause célèbre in their own right and this was no more true of the remarks he made on this…Mar 29, 2017Mar 29, 2017
Going DutchThe media have touted the elections in the Netherlands as the potential third goal in a hat-trick of right-wing populist victories. The…Mar 15, 2017Mar 15, 2017
The State of the Union: Sturgeon vs. MayShe’s gone and done it. Nicola Sturgeon has handed Theresa May the ultimatum that we all knew was coming; give Scotland a different deal on…Mar 13, 20171Mar 13, 20171
Welcome to Binary BritainIt was sad to see how Gina Miller vilified by the media.Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017
Stokeland: Predictions for the Copeland & Stoke Central By-electionsStokeland; Robert Peston’s accidental portmanteau for the Stoke Central and Copeland by-elections, provides a handy shorthand for what have…Feb 23, 20171Feb 23, 20171
2016: The year of Populist PoliticsFor many, myself included, 2016 was a politically challenging year (and that’s putting it mildly). That wasn’t the case for all of us…Jan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2017