by Chris Rogers | 22 Feb 2017 | Politics, Whitehouse News
Senior Political Consultant Ben Rochelle has written for the Huffington Post UK website on the impact of this week’s by-elections on Labour’s standing in England. To read Ben’s column, please click here.
by Chris Rogers | 21 Feb 2017 | Economy
Officials at the Treasury must have been delighted yesterday when the EY Item Club suggested the Chancellor will present his Budget in a fortnight against a backdrop of lower borrowing and strong growth. That delight will probably be for two reasons. First, because...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Feb 2017 | European Union
Negotiations in numbers Brexit was always going to be a massive diplomatic, political and legal exercise, but now more precise numbers have emerged as to the scope and size of the project. This week Politico summarised a series of European Parliament reports on...
by Chris Rogers | 16 Feb 2017 | Environment, European Union
If you take a quick look at the papers today, you’ll find the UK is on the proverbial naughty step. The European Commission has issued what it describes as a “final warning” for continued breaches of EU limits on air pollution. The warning is also not an idle one. The...
by Chris Rogers | 16 Feb 2017 | Economy, Politics
Towards the end of last year, Westminster Village was obsessed with ‘JAMs’. No, not the ones you might find at a village fete. The so-called ‘Just About Managing’ members of the population cited by Theresa May as she took office in Downing Street back in July. Downing...