by Chris Rogers | 12 Jun 2017 | Politics
2016 was a year of major political upsets. 2017 has shown lightening can strike twice. This was one of the most surprising general election results in recent memory. With a 20 point-lead in the polls, the perception of a weak opposition, and a window of opportunity...
by Chris Rogers | 9 Jun 2017 | European Union
It’s all gone a bit wrong for the Conservatives… The shock result of the UK general election and resulting hung parliament leaves Theresa May’s Conservatives short of a majority needed to govern – a fact that will not go unnoticed in Brussels, Berlin and Paris. Given...
by Chris Rogers | 2 Jun 2017 | European Union
Six Days Left… And so, the UK general election campaign rolls on. This week has seen the chipping away of the hefty poll lead once enjoyed by Theresa May’s team, who have now sought to rebrand themselves as the ‘Conservatives’. Mrs May herself has moved the...
by Chris Rogers | 22 May 2017 | Politics
Here are two banal observations about British politics today. The first is that general elections are stressful; too many visits, too much general public, too much media, too little sleep. The second is that social care policy is hard to get right; too complicated,...
by Chris Rogers | 19 May 2017 | Economy, European Union, Politics
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...
