by Chris Rogers | 27 May 2016 | European Union, Politics
If you thought the start of the civil service’s purdah period for the EU referendum would bring about a deafening silence, or at least a little respite to the bitterly and long-fought campaign, doubtless you’ll have been disappointed this morning. Just before Big Ben...
by Chris Rogers | 26 May 2016 | Economy, Politics
Albert Einstein once proclaimed that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result. It’s a lesson that Business Secretary Sajid Javid has evidently learned if his appearance in Mumbai this week is anything to go...
by Chris Rogers | 25 May 2016 | Defence, Economy, European Union, Politics, Public Sector
Growing up I was an avid fan of The Simpsons, and it was always particularly funny when the family was on a trip with Bart and Lisa repeatedly shouting “Are we there yet?” at an ever-more frustrated Homer. For everyone bar the most fervent political wonks and hacks,...
by Chris Rogers | 20 May 2016 | Politics, Whitehouse News
Whitehouse Director Carl Thomson has outlined the ‘Week in Westminster’ for the PubAffairs website. To read Carl’s account, please click here.
by Chris Rogers | 19 May 2016 | Politics
News that Andy Burnham, Shadow Home Secretary and one of Labour’s modern day ‘big beasts’ in the Commons, is planning to run for the Manchester mayoralty wasn’t exactly a stop the presses type moment. The signs were certainly there for Westminster commentators. Mr...
