by Chris Rogers | 21 Feb 2017 | Economy
Officials at the Treasury must have been delighted yesterday when the EY Item Club suggested the Chancellor will present his Budget in a fortnight against a backdrop of lower borrowing and strong growth. That delight will probably be for two reasons. First, because...
by Chris Rogers | 16 Feb 2017 | Economy, Politics
Towards the end of last year, Westminster Village was obsessed with ‘JAMs’. No, not the ones you might find at a village fete. The so-called ‘Just About Managing’ members of the population cited by Theresa May as she took office in Downing Street back in July. Downing...
by Chris Rogers | 10 Feb 2017 | European Union
And they’re off… Theresa May won overwhelming approval from the House of Commons to press ahead with Article 50 this week, also prompting further instability into Labour’s already fragile leadership in the process. The Commons vote saw the Government win the day 494...
by Chris Rogers | 10 Feb 2017 | Health
As our Associate Director Chris Rogers blogged yesterday, Labour’s infighting is becoming a cycle that looks unlikely to be broken soon, and this extends into its take on health policy. There comes a time when words should be translated into actions, and now is the...
by Chris Rogers | 9 Feb 2017 | Politics
Oh dear. When Jeremy Corbyn took his seat, his contribution to yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions done, he must have done so with a sense of satisfaction. He’d enjoyed arguably his best performance yet at Parliament’s primary set-piece. Certainly, that was the...
