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Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life, or so the newspapers say. And there is truth in that. There are many reasons for his difficulties, not least a series of questionable decisions and what appears to be weak managerial control over both his government and his party. But I have a theory …
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 …
Starmer’s Caution Risks Making Him a Caretaker, Not a Reformer Keir Starmer’s recent cabinet reshuffle, triggered by Angela Rayner’s resignation, has highlighted a weakness that could prove decisive in the coming months: his apparent aversion to bold, proactive change. While some commentators have praised the reshuffle as a sign of adaptability, the broader impression …
The Barnett formula, a mechanism established in 1978, was intended as a temporary method to allocate funding from the UK government to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland after the devolution of certain powers. Its purpose was simple: to adjust the block grants for devolved governments based on changes in spending for comparable services in …
I’ll make the reasonable assumption that some of the asylum seekers who’ve come to the UK illegally on small boats crossing the English Channel are able to telephone others in France and tell them about the protests outside hotels where they are housed and how scary it has become for many of them according …
An unsurprising but nonetheless shocking 98 per cent of British people believe that Rachel Reeves is performing badly as chancellor according to a Daily Express poll. We don’t know the sample size or the demographics and it is the Daily Express which consistently pushes agendas of their choosing but that said: she is doing …
Society in the UK is breaking down. I can see it and feel it. I am 76-years-of-age and can therefore measure the change over a long period. It is very apparent to me. But because it is gradual, or they were born into this mess, many people can’t see it. The breakdown has accelerated …
Here’s ChatGPT’s definitive, clear, and realistic answer to the UK’s Channel crossing and illegal immigration problem — balancing legal, political, operational, and social realities. I asked the AI computer to give me it’s opinion on this knotty problem. I also asked it to tell me why Britain does not follow the MOs of Sweden …
