This is the final day of the #UCUStrikesBack action and I haven’t tweeted about it all, though I’ve picketed a bit and thought about it a lot. Terrible things have been happening in the world beyond the strike too, which has made me think and rethink this funny career. I recognise that my job is […]
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Boris Johnson will not participate in a Channel 4 News TV debate with Jeremy Corbyn. The general election TV debate was scheduled to take place this Sunday and was due to be moderated by Channel 4 News‘ Krishnan Guru-Murthy. This was revealed by Louisa Compton, the commissioning editor for Channel 4 Dispatches, who tweeted her […]
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After eight General Elections and 22 years as the MP for Carshalton & Wallington (and now a candidate again), there could almost be a danger of things becoming a bit of a routine. The context of this campaign though renders that an impossibility. I don’t think I have ever fought a more important election. I […]
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Ever since I was a schoolboy and first became aware of politics, I always felt I could sleep soundly in the knowledge that the prime ministers I counted in and counted out – irrespective of whether the rosettes they wore were red or blue – did not wish to actively damage our country or indeed […]
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Public perceptions of MPs and Westminster have never been so negative. Today fewer people are turning out to vote than ever before. But what is it about the way politics is conducted in Britain today that has put so many off? Could it be a result of the archaic traditions, shown most prominently at the […]
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Six months ago I wrote an article explaining that Brexit had to be implemented. If it was not, we would be handing the keys to the far-left mob of Jeremy Corbyn. The Conservative vote was indeed split by the emergent Brexit Party as predicted but Nigel Farage also appealed to the traditional Labour voters (non-elite, […]
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Just one hundred days on from Boris Johnson taking office, 1st November will be upon us; day one of his promised post Brexit Britain. His first days in office have been promising, the threatened no confidence motions have failed to materialise and he has thoroughly dispatched the leader of the opposition at the dispatch box – […]
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Protesters in central London attempted to block Boris Johnson from reaching Buckingham Palace. The protesters were climate change activists who want the new administration to act on the “Climate Emergency”. According to Greenpeace UK, which took responsibility for the protest, the aim of the blockade was to “hand the the incoming PM a crucial letter”. […]
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Mohammed Amin has certainly done justice to Elie Wiesel’s call to “take sides”. In the Conservative leadership race, he has vehemently articulated his opposition to Boris Johnson; and, in the ongoing Brexit chaos he unequivocally backed a party that supports remaining in the EU. However, this came at a price because the Conservative Party is […]
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When Theresa May stated that she would stand down as Prime Minister on June 7th, the race for leadership of the Conservative Party – and indeed the country – was set in motion. Eleven candidates have already declared their intention to stand in the upcoming contest, with many more mulling over the decision. Whilst Brexit […]
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