Mud won’t stick to Cummings, Gove and Hancock

Mud won’t stick to Cummings, Gove and Hancock

The High Court decision that the Government acted unlawfully in awarding a major contract to market research company, Public First, without going out to tender, inevitably reflects badly on the reputations of those involved. Dominic Cummings allegedly wanted focus...
Budget 2021: Rishi’s risky road to recovery

Budget 2021: Rishi’s risky road to recovery

This was an easy budget for Rishi Sunak to deliver. He’s under limited pressure from his own party (for now) to set out how he will pay for the pandemic-related spending that kept the British economy afloat. The red wall Tory MPs in northern red wall seats will be...