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There is a bit of a debate going on at present on how many U-turns this Labour government have made since their landslide election victory on 5th July 2024. On LBC radio this morning the presenter mentioned 7 U-turns but The Times of 9th January states that there have been no less than a …
Leadership is often judged by grand speeches, bold policies, or the charisma of the Prime Minister. Yet, as Admiral William H. McRaven famously told University of Texas graduates in 2014, success begins with small, disciplined actions — like making your bed every morning. Completing that simple task instils a sense of accomplishment, builds momentum, …
Update 5th September, the next day: she resigned. Surprised? No, not me. I believe she was reckless as to whether she was underpaying stamp duty and has been adjudged to have broken the ministerial code. I don’t think she has acted with integrity but hypocritically and stupidly. The public can see through her public …
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) are working hard to shore up Israel’s international reputation which has been severely damaged by its heavily disproportionate response to the Hamas atrocities of Oct 7th. It is said that 50 Gazans have been killed for every one of the Jews killed by Hamas on that date and a …
Rachel Reeves Has Handed Britain Over to the Bond Markets The government’s June borrowing figures are a stark warning: Britain is drifting into a fiscal crisis not seen since the postwar era. Official data shows borrowing hit £20.7 billion in June — the second highest ever for that month, surpassed only by the COVID …
The UK government’s recent decision to proscribe Palestine Action (PA) as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000 is a deeply troubling development — one that risks criminalising peaceful dissent, overcrowding an already burdened justice system, and further eroding public trust in democratic institutions. Note: This article should not be taken as support …
In a world of high inflation, economic fragility, and spiralling government deficits, America continues to behave as if it’s immune from basic financial gravity. Nowhere is this contradiction more visible — and more damaging — than in the sheer scale and spectacle of the U.S. presidency. Every trip abroad by the president costs millions …
In a move that has sparked quiet outrage among many working- and middle-class taxpayers, the UK Labour government is reinstroduving an electric vehicle (EV) subsidy scheme that offers grants of up to £3,750 for the purchase of new electric cars. The catch? These vehicles can cost up to £37,000, pricing them firmly in the …
