Has Rishi lost his marbles?
Playing ‘Culture Wars’ can backfire spectacularly if you’re not careful – has Rishi Sunak discovered to his cost this week. A Greek tragedy for the PM, as he finally lost his Marbles!
Are we at the beginning of the end of a two-party system?
Frank McKenna reflects on another turbulent week for the prime minister – and some internal party challenges for the Leader of the Opposition Keir Starmer too. He wonders if the Tory and Labour coalitions are becoming too broad to manage and survive.
Have the Tories run out of ideas?
Is the King’s Speech conclusive evidence that the government has run out of ideas?
I did it my way!
Rishi Sunak ‘celebrated’ his first anniversary as PM this week. As Frank McKenna reminds us, it has not been the easiest year for the man who was once seen as the ‘grown up centrist’ who could save the government.
Getting away with it
HS2 cancelled. Announced investment in infrastructure not real. COVID enquiry revelations. What, given the myriad of news outlets available to us, are we unable to give due attention to the big issues affecting us?
Labour is Keir’s party now
Frank McKenna reflects on this week’s Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
A train crash of a conference – with post truth in clear sight
Frank McKenna reflects on the Conservatives week in Manchester.
HS2 is not a nice to have – it is a must have
Frank McKenna’s thoughts on the latest controversies surrounding HS2.
Bold Labour? Don’t hold your breath
Rishi Sunak may look like a dead man walking. However, don’t expect the opposition to be celebrating victory anytime soon. Why Labour will remain cautious in the run up to the next election.
Sunak on the ropes
Immigration out of control, the NHS in crisis, schools tumbling down, terrorists on the loose, the economy flatlining, snubbed by international partners, and now an unwanted nickname. Can ‘Inaction Man’ Rishi Sunak get a break and turn the fortunes of his party around?
The future of football
The Premier League is back and the Lionesses have reached the World Cup Final. But, is there a big Saudi Arabian cloud hanging over the beautiful game in England?
Let’s stop talking crap about the green agenda
The Green agenda deserves a serious debate. Instead the discussion about eco-policy is being hi-jacked by climate change deniers and Just Stop Oil crackpots.