Cabinet chaos
Today’s EU summit serves as another reminder of how much work remains to be done if the UK is to leave the EU with a trade deal in place. With…
To object or not to object – that is the question?
Last week saw an interesting display of the use of archaic parliamentary procedures. On Wednesday at Prime Minister’s Questions the SNP cohort of MPs walked out of the House of…
The SNP walkout: what have they gained?
PMQs played host to some rare political theatre yesterday as the SNP’s MPs left the chamber in a ‘spontaneous’ exodus - helpfully trailed in a tweet by Pete Wishart –…
Between a rock and a hard place
Once again the Prime Minister is facing another conundrum trying to keep her majority in place whilst placating members of her own Party and minimising negative publicity. It seems to…
Will Theresa May stand up to the DUP on abortion rights?
It does not require the deepest of insights to say that Northern Irish politics is broken. The fact that the national assembly has not sat for 16 months makes that…
The return of David Miliband?
This week heralds the return to the British political stage of a former Labour Party heavyweight. Once seen as a future leader, perhaps even Prime Minister, a voice of reason…
Labour’s laboured opposition
Theresa May does not make the job of Prime Minister look easy. Her Foreign Secretary condemned her customs union plans as ‘crazy’, the Windrush scandal cost her a key ally…
Theresa May’s Customs Union Catch-22
Theresa May is presently juggling a multitude of political problems. First, there is the controversy surrounding her decision to join air strikes against the Syrian regime without parliamentary approval. Second,…
Is the Home Office fit for purpose?
When John Reid was appointed as Home Secretary by Tony Blair in 2006, he faced a mammoth task of re-building the Department’s credibility. In the wake of the Hinduja passport…
Labour’s messaging on violent crime
The recent spate of violent crime across the capital has given Corbyn an opportunity to try to wrest back control of the political narrative. Law and order is historically home…