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Daniel Finkelstein in The Times of 17th Sept. 2025 writes: “Everyone in Westminster is talking about the Manchester mayor Andy Burnham as the alternative [to Starmer as PM]…” Yes, which means that very few are talking about anyone in the Labour Party as a suitable alternative to Starmer. Which in turn means that there …
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, …
Remember the rejection of modest welfare cuts by the current Labour government several months ago in order to trim back (more actually needed) the burgeoning and unmanageable welfare expenses which burden this country to the tune of £313 billion in 2024/25 and which will climb to £373 billion by 2019/30? The draft law (a …
Today (5th Sept) Shabana Mahmood has been promoted to home secretary by Sir Keir Starmer in a major ministerial reshuffle following the resignation of Angela Rayner. As the new Home Secretary, her first and immediate decision should be how to deal with the Palestine Action supporters who will carry banners and placards in Parliament …
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 …
In times of national difficulty, a country demands leadership—real, visible, courageous leadership. It demands someone with vision, conviction, and the ability to connect with people not only through policy but through presence. Sir Keir Starmer, for all his professionalism and credentials, does not fit that mould. He is not a natural leader, and right …
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 …
On August 9, Palestine Action plans to flood central London with 500 supporters who will sit for “sixty minutes or until arrest” in deliberate defiance of the government’s recent decision to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. This act of civil disobedience is not designed to frighten, threaten, or disrupt life arbitrarily—it is …
