Did Rachel Reeves just rule out more tax hikes?
Speaking to business leaders in the East Midlands this morning, Rachel Reeves delivered a fairly uncontroversial speech. In her first major…
The SNP has finally given up on Greta Thunberg
It is less than three years since Nicola Sturgeon was taking selfies with Greta Thunberg at the COP26 climate talks…
The truth about pensioners and tax
The Tories’ ‘Triple Lock Plus’ is a pretty blatant attempt to secure the votes of a demographic group which is…
Labour takes down Tory attack TikTok video
Another day, another gaffe. Only this time it’s the Labour party in the firing line, not so long after the…
Why the Tories’ national service idea is unworkable
When the Tories start talking about national service they really are grasping at straws. The concept might possibly appeal to…
What Nigel Farage gets wrong about British Muslims
Once again, Nigel Farage – arguably the most influential politician in recent British political history – has sparked a furious…
The Tory ‘tax-cutting’ agenda is fooling no one
Something has to go badly wrong for anyone to become nostalgic for 2020. But the Tory’s latest election announcement – to create…
The Conservatives must offer something to young people
Another day, another controversial new announcement from a Conservative campaign keen to show that it has new ideas. Today, it…
The Tories have become the party of the pensioner
In several countries across Europe, ‘pensioners parties’ sit in parliament expressly to reflect the interests of older voters. The most…
Rachel Reeves avoids the Miliband trap
Rachel Reeves is out once on the campaign trail once again today as she gives her first major speech since…
Labour needs to be clearer on defence
It used to be axiomatic of British politics that the Conservative party held a reputational advantage when it came to…
Will Sunak debate Farage on small boats?
It’s a big day for Reform UK as Nigel Farage hosts his first campaign event down in Dover. But prior…
National service won’t create real soldiers
There are strong arguments for national service in terms of national solidarity, training and self-discipline. In the end, however, the…
Full list: the MPs quitting their seat at the next election
Labour have selected the bulk of their candidates for the next election but the Tories are still a while way…
Sunak introduces the ‘Triple Lock Plus’
Another day, another big policy pledge from the Tories – and this time it’s a pitch for the grey vote.…
Tory MP suspended for backing Reform successor
It never rains but it pours for poor Rishi Sunak. After a difficult start for his election campaign, the Prime…
Which seats are the Scottish Tories targeting in the election?
The Scottish Conservatives were facing a difficult election this summer but SNP leader John Swinney may have thrown them a…
Tory backlash grows over Sunak’s national service pledge
The Conservative campaign pledge to introduce mandatory national service is still dominating the news two days on. Many of Monday’s…
The good news about the left’s growing resort to intimidation
It has not escaped the attention of media observers that the current outbreak of violent campus demonstrations is but the…
Private schools can’t complain about Labour’s VAT raid
Of course Labour’s policy of charging VAT on private school fees is all about throwing a bit of red meat…
A stealth boondoggle
The NDIS is a public policy albatross, initiated with the worthiest of intentions, that has been allowed to mutate into…
Why is Rachel Reeves so proud of working at the Bank of England?
We don’t know much about what taxes she will impose. Nor do we have many clues as to how she…
The Sofronoff Express at platform ‘speed’
The Magna Carta meets the ACT’s legal system on the Sofronoff Express in what promises to be a historic and…
Starmer’s ‘why Labour’ message needs to get slicker
Keir Starmer has been considerably less discombobulated by the election announcement than the party that made it, but he still…
The grandstanding against the Hay Festival is short-sighted
When the country’s largest literary festival parts ways with its main sponsor, it is not usually a cause for rejoicing among writers,…
