Yesterday, the new leader of the Labour Party – and how good does it feel to say that, regardless of what you think of Starmer? – made his initial shadow cabinet picks. They were just the top jobs but they still give us some indication of what Starmer’s leadership is going to be like, at […]
Archives for April 2020
Why the EU could be in for a rocky few years post-Coronavirus – and why that should make Eurosceptics on the right nervous
Since June 2016, a common trope on the right in Britain has been to big up any problems within the EU between differing member states as proof that the EU is about to crumble to pieces. This is happening now, with Leavers jumping on some Italians complaining about what they perceive as the EU’s poor […]
Why Boris and the government’s current bounce in the polls could be brief and what that will mean
In a time of crisis, the government’s poll ratings go up, everywhere in the world. “Rally round the flag” it’s called and it’s completely understandable: at a time when the government becomes necessary, possibly for one’s survival, people invest in that government doing the right thing. However, this has a time limit and is also […]