Leicester Transport Plan Consultation
Leicester City Council is consulting on its Transport Plan, so I sat down earlier and submitted some comments. It would be good to see what […]
Politics
In Politics We Need to Remeber That What Goes Up Must Come Down
Politics is a rough business. The worst job is the Leader of the Opposition. Sir Keir Starmer must be feeling the squeeze this morning as […]
Brexit Blog – Who Speaks for the 48%?
One of the defining characteristics of the Brexit process has been the shifting of both blame and responsibility almost entirely onto the shoulders of the […]
Brexit Blog – All I’m Left With is a Sense of Fatalism
At the time of the 2016 referendum on the UK’s future membership of the European Union, I was looking for a political home. After being […]
Nick Timothy: Remaking One Nation – The Future of Conservatism
Flicking through Twitter last Sunday, I was prompted to enter an exchange with Nick Timothy, the former special advisor to Theresa May during the time […]
Does Labour Vote For or Against the Brexit Deal?
If reports in the press are to be believed, we are approaching the endgame of Brexit. Well, maybe not the endgame, but the point when […]
Disrupting or Consolidating?
It’s welcome news that the United States of America has a President-Elect, with Joe Biden beating Donald Trump in both the popular vote and the […]
Is Patriotism Labour’s Secret Weapon?
Writing in today’s Observer newspaper, Will Hutton considers what the challenges are likely to be in a post-Brexit Britain. Top of his list is the […]
Security, Security, Security – Policy Themes for Labour
The first duty of any government is to keep its citizens safe and secure. This means protecting people from both external threats and from internal […]
Tory Bungs Are No Answer to Economic Necessity
The Tories are up to their old tricks again. This week’s budget from Chancellor Rishi Sunak supposedly offers the country a route out of the […]