Dr Samuel Power
Total 3 Posts
Boris Johnson no longer has the political capital to get away with giving his dad a knighthood
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Boris Johnson holds a different view to many on what constitutes acceptable and appropriate standards in public life. He repeatedly calculates that voters don’t care about his rule-breaking. But that is not necessarily true.
Nadhim Zahawi sacked: Today’s Tory scandals are similar to 1990s sleaze stories in more than one way
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The prime minister’s pledge to bring integrity to public office could become a stick to beat him with – just like ‘back to basics’ became one for John Major.
Resignation honours — What are they, why are they so controversial and can the system ever be changed?
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The prospect of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss adding peers to the House of Lords has reopened a knotty debate that never quite gets resolved.