Northern Ireland and the Windsor Framework: Sunak’s Gamble
Rishi Sunak today met with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Windsor, Berkshire to reach what is hoped to be the final agreement on Northern… Read more »
Category: British Politics
Sturgeon Resigns: An Emerging Trend
In an unexpected announcement yesterday that has shocked British politics, Leader of the SNP and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon resigned in a short notice press conference in Edinburgh. Sturgeon… Read more »
Tax-Avoiding Ex-Chancellor
Conservative Party Chairman and former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is coming under increasing pressure to resign his current post as more revelations about his mismanagement of taxes come to light. Questions… Read more »
Short: The NHS in Crisis
Winter is upon us, and with it always comes challenges for our National Health Service. Each winter, the NHS experiences higher volumes of patients as illnesses such as flus spread… Read more »
Cowardice: Rishi Sunak’s Government
As Rishi Sunak’s premiership gets underway, a pervasive technique has become apparent in the way his government and his party operates.
The Six-Week Prime Minister
After just 44 days in office, Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister. Hers was the worst premiership in recent memory, but the implications are worse than they seem
Short: Who’s House? Hunt’s House
New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has scrapped nearly every measure set out in last month’s “mini-budget”. Markets might be calm, but the Government is in free fall
Short: The Four-Week Chancellor
Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked after just over a month in the Treasury, but can his replacement hope to lead the Tories to electability again?
Kwarteng U-Turns: Dire Tory Prospects
The Treasury’s U-turn on the 45p top tax rate has been welcomed by the markets and the public, but it has only worsened the Truss Government’s terrible optics
Short: Kwarteng’s Gamble
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng recently announced economic measures to curb the cost of living crisis. It is classic trickle-down economics, and the markets seem to agree.