These briefings against the Chancellor must stop. But who will intervene? Boris Johnson needs a Willy
- 9 Feb 2020
I haven’t been doing much blogging of late because British politics appeared so boring. The Brexit argument has been solved but not settled. The genial good humour of the new Speaker has civilised the Commons. The Labour leadership elections have been breathtakingly dull and ...
The Corona virus is probably the most dangerous threat to public health since Spanish flu in 1919. It could me the making or breaking of this administration.
- 26 Jan 2020
One of the advantages of being round politics for a very long time is that you realise that very little is new. We are promised revolutions (which tend to scare the voters) and we end up with the same old same old, but with a little bit of star dust if we are lucky. All gover...
The machinery of government is in dire need of reform. The geeks may have inherited the earth but is Cummings the Messiah or just a very naughty boy
- 4 Jan 2020
I am no apologist for either Boris Johnson nor Dominic Cummings. Both lied to us in the 2016 referendum. However, those lies have been widely circulated and perhaps understood. But the people have spoken on three separate occasions for Brexit. The end. Whether we go to hell in...
Cabinet carnage is nigh. It will be like Titus Andronicus without the laughs
- 2 Jan 2020
Way back in 1994 I remember introducing Tony Blair to a group of Tory activists in the Commons. He was in a bit of a hurry as he was running (well, more of a jog really) for the leadership. He paused for a moment and switched on the charm. I thought that two ladies of a certai...
We in the Westminster bubble underestimated Cummings. He does have a cunning plan
- 18 Dec 2019
Like the death of Little Nell, all the wailing, ululating and gnashing of teeth by the left is not without its comedic moments. Yasmin Alibai Brown sobs in her corner shop, Owen Jones (where would we be without him?) is in a state of disbelief and shock and Paul Mason will man...
The first casualty of this election will be the dog
- 13 Dec 2019
I suspect that the first casualty of this election will be the dog. Like Larry he will be airbrushed out of history. And when Carrie emerges on the steps of Number Ten with a particularly fluffy pair of slippers it will be confirmed that he will be residing in that great dogs ...
Like many others I am in the political wilderness. How should I cast my vote?
- 6 Dec 2019
I have not blogged for weeks as I have been exiled in a very long and very complicated trial. To be honest, that is not the real reason for my silence. The truth is that I am thoroughly revolted by this election. The lies. The smears. The fake news. The whole whogivesafuckery ...
Johnson hasn’t yet destroyed the Tories just hastened their demise. This could be Jo Swinson’s moment
- 2 Nov 2019
Didn’t that narcissistic bloody fool Johnson see what was coming? Didn’t that great strategic brain of Dominic Cummings see it too? Didn’t anyone at CCHQ? Apparently not. Let me spell it out. The old fashioned Labour heartlands whose mines were closed, whose factories were lef...
The government doesn’t understand the importance of not having customs checks in any part of the Island Ireland
- 10 Oct 2019
Is there any political depravity to which Boris Johnson will not sink? Well, that’s a bloody stupid question as the the answer is clearly no. His problem, although he doesn’t see it as such, is that he will say anything and do anything to get himself out of a jam. The encounte...
Robert is a good and decent man who upholds his oath to protect the independence of the judiciary. How long will he put up with this shitshow of a government?
- 1 Oct 2019
Robert Buckland is a thoroughly decent man who understands his oath to protect the independence of the judiciary. He believes in the rule of law and has warned politicians that not only that they must obey the law but that the attacks on the judiciary must stop. But it won’t ...