People want better services, but the manifestos are obsessed with caution or cutting taxes says Jim in his latest blog. He also reflects on business giving a thumbs down to the right wing lurch in Europe.
Have the Tories already waved the ‘white flag’ for this election?
This week, new rules to cap immigration and return enforcement powers to the police and immigration officials have been proposed in America. What might surprise readers is who is behind these new moves… Martin explores the vexed issue of migration and border control…
Frank McKenna wants a Labour win – but not a Tory wipeout.
Jim thinks Keir Starmer was slow off the mark in rebutting the Prime Minister’s £2000 Labour tax rise claim. He also looks at the big constituency boundary shake up in Cheshire and Lancashire.
Steven Hesketh explains why ABID’s are not a tax but ‘A BID’ to Save Hospitality!
Overnight (30th May 2024) the verdict came in on Donald Trump. Martin looks at what this means for the ex-President, the Republican Party and the November election.
Politicians are often criticised for not being straight with the voters. But, can we handle the truth?
Pitching older people against younger ones is callous, shortsighted and cynical. If the Tories have nothing to offer young people apart from a half baked national service scheme, they will eventually run out of voters…
Jim reports on the mad scramble of MPs quitting whilst others seek selection as the consequences of Rishi Sunak’s rush to the polls play out.
This week Martin reacts to the snap announcement of a UK General Election and why all things American feature so highly in the story…
