Total 5 Posts
The joke isn’t funny anymore.
12 min read
Boris Johnson’s reputation may have reached a tipping point, but ‘Brexitification’ is pervasive and nowhere more evident than in the vile politics of the cross-channel migration tragedy.
Sleaze: Why Boris Johnson is being reminded of the lurid scandals of 1990s Britain.
5 min read
There are important similarities between the current PM’s woes and John Major’s – but a very important difference, too.
Corruption: How the UK compares to other countries.
5 min read
Just because corruption is very difficult to measure doesn’t mean that it can’t be felt and that high profile scandals don’t have an impact. The politicians implicated in these scandals neglect the impact that they can have at their peril.
Owen Paterson’s role in Brexit.
6 min read
Paterson’s career as an MP has ended in disgrace, although he may well continue to play his part in the ‘Brexitosphere’ of thinktanks and pressure groups in which he has had so prominent a role before and after Brexit.
The handling of the Owen Paterson case is a danger to the entire fabric of British politics.
5 min read
Own Paterson has now resigned but the damage caused by MPs voting to block an independent decision has already been done.