An invitation Corbyn should have passed over
On the surface, Jeremy Corbyn’s decision to attend a Passover Seder dinner on Monday night hosted by a Jewish community group in his North London constituency seems like sound political…
How influential are Select Committees?
According to the Parliament website, the purpose of a Select Committee is to ‘check and report on areas ranging from the work of government departments to economic affairs. The results…
Is Cambridge Analytica a threat to democracy?
Revelations that campaign consultants Cambridge Analytica obtained data on 50 million Facebook users has generated reams of coverage, much of it sensationally accusing the firm of using that data to…
Spring Statement 2018
Blink and you might have missed it - the new look Spring Statement was a shorter affair than in previous years and was definitely not a Budget. In fact, lasting…
International Women’s Day
There are three reasons why women should feel a renewed sense of pride, empowerment and determination today. Firstly, the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have inspired a new generation of…
The Irish border and a hard Brexit
Of all the obstacles to the government’s preferred Brexit plan, the Irish border issue remains the most intractable. May’s government remains committed to leaving the EU’s single market and customs…
Technical Education – time for a change of thinking
On Monday, the Prime Minister announced a wide-ranging Government review of post-18 education. In her speech, Mrs May called for a parity of esteem between ‘academic and technical options’ to…
Boris’ Brexit speech – Right message, wrong messenger
Boris Johnson’s speech at Policy Exchange today marks the first of a series of government speeches on Brexit. The aim, presumably, is to present to the country the impression of…
Troubled waters in the SNP
The news at the weekend that Angus Robertson has stepped down as deputy leader of the SNP was rather overshadowed by ongoing Brexit woes and the internal factions of the…
Brexit analysis in a fact-free debate
Behind-the-scenes Brexit preparations continue to cause embarrassment for the government as news of a new, wholly negative Brexit analysis has leaked into the public domain. The analysis, leaked to BuzzFeed,…