100 years on from Versailles
03/07/2019
100 years ago the Versailles Treaty shaped the modern world we live in. But Vladimir Putin says liberal democracy is dead. Jim agrees there are certainly worrying signs.
100 years ago the Versailles Treaty shaped the modern world we live in. But Vladimir Putin says liberal democracy is dead. Jim agrees there are certainly worrying signs.
Frank McKenna asks if Boris Johnson will be as bad a Prime Minister as many of us fear in his latest Downtown blog.
This week Frank McKenna asks if the government is still committed to devolution – and gives his thoughts on the current state of the Labour Party.
Frank McKenna outlines the lessons our politicians should learn, but probably won’t, from the results of the recent Euro elections.
This week Jim gives his latest views on the Brexit debate, assesses the 11 contenders for the Tory leadership race and wonders if we have learnt all the lessons about D-Day.
This week Jim reviews British politics in the wake of the European elections and back’s the Speaker’s assertion that Parliament can’t be a bystander while the clock ticks down to a No Deal exit.
The Euro Poll will be topped by Nigel Farage – but Frank McKenna warns that low turnout should guard us against reading to much into the election results from Thursday.
Tory MPs just can’t wait to get rid of Mrs May,but this week Jim points out that the parliamentary blockage will still stand in the way of the new PM. And talking of blockages, Jim also looks at the devolution stalemate in Lancashire.
Frank McKenna predicts a win for the Brexit Party in the forthcoming Euro Elections – and future success unless the traditional parties can find a way of challenging Nigel Farage and his allies in a different way.
Usually the European elections are shamefully ignored, this time they are centre stage and Jim gives a comprehensive guide to who’s standing in the North West Region.
In his latest blog, Frank McKenna suggests that the forthcoming European elections will be a pointless exercise that will have no impact on the Brext debate in Westminster.
This week Jim previews next week’s major round of local elections in the North. There are many important issues facing our Town Halls but, more than is usually the case, this contest will be dominated by national politics. It could be a rough night for the Tories in their rural heartland.