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…
Blair’s Brexit Gamble
Tony Blair today made one of his most explicit interventions into British politics since leaving political office in 2007. In an article entitled Brexit - What We Now Know written…
Finding a mandate for Brexit
For those hoping for a respite from high-stakes democratic exercises until at least 2020, today’s vote for an early election on 8 June will come as a disappointment. However, despite…
Is this the end of UKIP’s purple patch?
After a year of almost constant political turmoil – encompassing the EU referendum, a Conservative leadership election, a Labour leadership challenge, and two UKIP leadership elections – some might expect…
Flip-flops at the ready for Brexit
For all the claims about monumental shifts in the way Britain would operate and reshape itself in the post-Brexit world, the country does not seem to be changing in the…
The Post Truth of the Situation
Selfie, vape and ……post-truth politics – the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year competition definitely took a turn away from their recent winners, including an emoji, to feature a phrase…
Ready, steady, Brexit
So according to the memo leaked to The Times, Theresa May’s Government have not yet formulated any strategy for Brexit, have no real idea what they are doing (despite having…
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,…
UKIP’s big chance
The last month has been all about leadership. Of the Labour Party, of the country, of UKIP. And just when we thought all the questions had been answered, with May…