by Chris Rogers | 3 Nov 2017 | Brexit, European Union
Paper politics First off, to Westminster. A busy week for the lobby correspondents with the growing behaviour scandal was made even busier when the House of Commons endorsed a Labour motion that the Government must publish 58 studies on the impact of Brexit on the UK...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Oct 2017 | Politics
The SNP still has its conference to come, but short of Nicola Sturgeon managing to set the lectern on fire during her speech, it’s difficult to imagine how the SNP could hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons in the way the Conservatives have this week. The...
by Chris Rogers | 18 Aug 2017 | Politics
Imagine for a second you’re Andy Burnham or Sadiq Khan. At this time of year, you’ve probably given significant thought to your speech to the annual Labour conference. After all, you’re the London or Manchester mayor and have spearheaded one of the Party’s major...
by Chris Rogers | 11 Aug 2017 | European Union
The Colour of Money The week began with a report that the UK was willing to pay a £36 billion Brexit ‘divorce bill’, providing that the EU is willing to negotiate the settlement as part of a wider deal on trade. The apparent offer is an attempt to break the deadlock...
by Chris Rogers | 14 Jul 2017 | European Union
A friendly hand Theresa May definitely didn’t relaunch her premiership this week. She merely made a heavily-advertised speech that marked a sharp change in direction from what came before. Mrs May called on Tuesday for cross-party co-operation on a range of issues,...
