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?
Frank McKenna reflects on this week’s Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
Frank McKenna reflects on the Conservatives week in Manchester.
Frank McKenna’s thoughts on the latest controversies surrounding HS2.
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.
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 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?
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.
The number of MPs standing down at the next election is growing. The number lining up to replace them is in decline. Why is politics no longer seen as the attractive career choice it once was?
Is the reporting of the sexually deviant behaviour of a BBC employee really ‘in the public interest’?
What are the NEW Conservatives – and why have they come up with a 12-point plan that would make Britain poorer?
How could a new government start to turn the UKs fortunes around? Frank McKenna offers some ideas.
