May free to negotiate deal
04/10/2018
Dancing Queen in charge As I forecast last week, The Prime Minister had a good conference. While the hard line Brexiteers raged at the fringe
May will survive conference intact
26/09/2018
Standing Tall After the Salzburg ambush, the Prime Minister addressed the nation with two Union Jacks behind her. The absence of the EU flag was
Cautious Approach on North Devolution
13/09/2018
The days of John Prescott thumping the table and demanding power for the North are long gone according to the people now in charge of
Frank Field and the pathetic centre
04/09/2018
Left the field With Brexit extremists undermining their Prime Minister and Labour proving they are unelectable, it seems hardly credible that the forthcoming Liberal Democrat
Voice for the whole North
30/08/2018
AVOID A TALKING SHOP. Business people are rightly sceptical when politicians propose setting up new tiers of governance. But at a convention in Gateshead next
State of the North: Part 1
23/08/2018
Early next month the movers and shakers of the Northern Powerhouse (NP) will meet in Gateshead for the first Northern Convention. Its aim will be
Lessons from 2017 General Election
15/08/2018
The latest YouGov opinion poll puts Labour at its lowest level of support since the 2017 General Election. The Conservatives are on 39% with Labour
Would Tory MPs dare to block Boris?
09/08/2018
I am uncomfortable with women wearing the burka because to me it symbolises male oppression. Women have to cover their faces so as not to
Cheating their way to Brexit
20/07/2018
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No deal a real possibility
11/07/2018
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Chequers Mate.
05/07/2018
ANOTHER SHOOT OUT As a write the nation is holding its breath for the second time this week. After the penalty drama in Russia, we now await the