by Chris Rogers | 12 Jul 2016 | Politics
For any Labour Kremlinologists, recent weeks have been a fantastic spectacle with factional splits becoming more marked than at any point since, arguably, the 1982 deputy leadership contest. In that instance Tony Benn took on Denis Healey for what has come to be known...
by Chris Rogers | 12 Jul 2016 | Politics
So, David Cameron’s out and Theresa May is in. In a flurry of activity yesterday that will have left many political hacks gasping for breath and most members of the public with near whiplash at the speed of developments, the Tory leadership contest ended with a rather...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Jul 2016 | European Union, Politics, Public Sector
The outcome of the referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union has highlighted a series of important questions that are keeping the Westminster political pundits busy. Will the formal trigger for the exit process, notification under Article 50...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Jun 2016 | Politics
According to the GMB trade union, the message for Labour MPs is very simple. Get onboard or get out the way. City AM reported this morning that the union yesterday backed a call for Labour MPs to give an undertaking to support party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Doubtless...
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,...
