Rwanda and Asylum: the Tory Death Knell?
It’s pretty fair to say that the current Conservative Government in the UK is not very popular. True, the past few Conservative Governments have also not been the most well-received,… Read more »
Category: British Politics
Armistice Day 2023 and the Hateful Home Secretary
The UK’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman has this week written an article in the Times newspaper accusing the Metropolitan police of double standards and bias in how protests are dealt… Read more »
Labour: My Journey So Far
I think it’s about time I register an interest on this blog. It may not come as a surprise if you’re a regular reader as I have alluded to it… Read more »
20th June By-Elections: Writing’s On The Walls
The political world was graced this week by no less than 3 by-elections in England; the seats of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in Northwest London, Selby and Ainsty near Leeds… Read more »
It Was A Good Day: Trump and Johnson
After being given advance sight of the Parliamentary Privileges Committee’s investigation into him over Partygate, disgraced ex-Prime Minister Johnson has stepped down as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip…. Read more »
King Charles III
King Charles III was crowned last week at Westminster Abbey, the first new Monarch the United Kingdom has had in more than seven decades. The man who, for the longest… Read more »
Local Elections 2023: Bad Omens, Silver Linings
After a full day of voting and a full night of counting, the results of the 2023 Local Elections are in. 230 councils went to the polls on Thursday in… Read more »
Short: Biden in Ireland
US President Joe Biden was in Ireland this week, a trip commemorating the Good Friday Agreement and to tour the island, but felt more like a bit of a jolly… Read more »
Hunt’s Maiden Budget
Jeremy Hunt this week announced his first budget in the Commons. There is little support for working people in it, but includes a tax break fro the top 1%
Illegal Migration Bill: What Human Rights?
The government has proposed draconian new legislation to tackle the small boats crisis, disregarding international human rights law.