One must almost feel sorry for them. The political grouping around the authors of Britannia Unchained, that seminal work of ten years ago that painted…
One must almost feel sorry for them. The political grouping around the authors of Britannia Unchained, that seminal work of ten years ago that painted…
One of the highlights of the Big Tent event in Bristol was a presentation by the head of regeneration in Bilbao, who talked about how…
In politics there are winners who sometimes don’t deserve to win, and losers who are rather unlucky. I fear Penny Mordaunt will fall into the…
“Hello. This is the Brexit Opportunities Minister, a member of a very serious government. It has been brought to my attention that long queues have…
It’s summer. The Conservative party is in disarray, following a leadership election. Different factions of the party are fighting one another, and government is in…
I have been having daily chats with Graham Brady, chief controller for the Conservative backbenchers’ channel in the House of Commons and a man central…
I have a great idea for a new contestant show, which I have recently been pitching to Graham Brady, Chief Controller for the Conservative backbenchers’…
“It’s about electability now, not morality”. Thus one Tory backbencher summed up how he saw the situation for himself, and his fellow backbench MPs, when…
“Adenauer, Schumacher, Erhard… and the young people who entered politics after the war, like me, we all shared something. We all wanted to make sure…
It seems increasingly unlikely that the “people’s priority” of levelling up will amount to very much during this government’s time in office. Lack of funds,…
December 24 is when Germans celebrate Christmas, on ‘holy night’, gathered together in small family groups perhaps before visiting Midnight Mass, a tradition played out…
Frau Baerbock, I have to ask you, how has it been negotiating with Christian Lindner? You can’t have imagined a few months ago you would…