Iain Dale’s new book says we can all get along if we put our minds to it
Why can’t we all just get along? It sounds a reasonable and legitimate question, but it is one too many of us have failed to take heed of...
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Can Netanyahu weather Israel’s COVID Storm?
Who would’ve guessed? Mere months ago, there was a near consensus among pundits that the COVID-19 outbreak had single-handedly brought...
Trans rights are being eroded in both the UK and the US
On both sides of the Atlantic, last week marked a step backwards in trans rights. The Trump administration has moved to allow healthcare...
The toppling of the Haile Selassie statue and the breakdown of social convention
I went to see the statue of Haile Selassie (the last emperor of Abyssinia/Ethiopia) in Cannizaro Park just a couple of weeks ago to...
A Tale of Two Ministers
Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick and former Shadow Education Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey were mired...
Keir Starmer: Kinnock 2.0?
A new Labour leader has been installed after an historic electoral drubbing blamed upon a too radical manifesto and an unelectable...
Canada, conversion therapy and the LGBT+ community
In 1968, Canadian Justice Minister and soon-to-be PM, Pierre Trudeau, uttered the infamous line ‘the state has no place in the bedroom’s...
The Sunak Budget: not perfect, but promising
The 11th March was Rishi Sunak’s big day: he was to present his first budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The combination of his...
The politics behind the cabinet reshuffle
Last week, cabinet members were nervously biting their nails in anticipation of Boris Johnson’s second cabinet reshuffle. A reshuffle...
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