Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

Manifesto mania For avid political readers, this week must have been manna from heaven with the publication of not one, not two, but three manifestos ahead of the UK general election on 8 June. After the brilliant/calamitous (delete as appropriate) leak of the Labour...
The presidential premiership?

The presidential premiership?

Rumours have abounded in the past 24 hours that Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond may not be returning to 11 Downing Street irrespective of whether the Tories win or lose the election. Questions over Mr Hammond’s future are nothing new. At various points...
Aspiration and policy

Aspiration and policy

In the most presidential of British elections, the leaked Labour manifesto did at least give some respite to the incessant ‘Theresa vs Jeremy’ narrative. Not that the ability and capability of the Prime Minister isn’t important – of course it is – but the...
Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

En Marche en Mai Officials around Europe breathed a sigh of relief when results of the French Presidential election came in on 7th May and it became clear that Emmanuel Macron – running for elected office for the very first time – had handily beaten scion...
The Week in Westminster

The Week in Westminster

Whitehouse Political Consultant Finn O’Dwyer-Cunliffe has commented on ‘The Week in Westminster’ for the PubAffairs website, highlighting the leaked Labour manifesto. To read Finn’s column, please click here.