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…
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…
Scottish Labour Leadership Election
Party leadership elections are rarely edifying events for any involved. The combative nature of leadership elections pits erstwhile colleagues and friends against each other and exposes any party divisions that…
The storm clouds above Stormont
Northern Ireland is, once again, facing a precipice in terms of the future of self-rule. The delicately balanced coalition has collapsed over Arlene Foster’s handling of the RHI scheme and…
The Irish Problem
How do you solve a problem like the Irish Border after Brexit? It would appear that Theresa May and possibly Enda Kenny have some idea because, according to the Taoiseach,…
A worry about Wales
The political landscape of Wales didn’t change that much last week. We saw a rise in the number of UKIP AMs, as discussed by my colleague Jamie earlier this week,…
A Welsh UKIP adventure
7 Assembly Members! Seven! If 2014 was the year UKIP established its first foothold in Westminster, 2016 was the election cycle that the Party placed both hands and both feet…
Will the SNP be undone by their own success?
A quick show of hands - who actually thinks Labour could win the Scottish Parliament elections? No one? Ok, hands up those who think Labour might increase their number of…