Conservative Party Conference: When it rains it pours
May delivered the most memorable speech of the Party Conference season by far, but for none of the right reasons. Plagued by an unshakeable cough, the Prime Minister struggled through…
Finding a mandate for Brexit
For those hoping for a respite from high-stakes democratic exercises until at least 2020, today’s vote for an early election on 8 June will come as a disappointment. However, despite…
The Special Relationship
Today Theresa May becomes the first sovereign leader to visit the newly anointed President, Donald Trump. On the surface, the two leaders could hardly be more different. Theresa May became…
Ready, steady, Brexit
So according to the memo leaked to The Times, Theresa May’s Government have not yet formulated any strategy for Brexit, have no real idea what they are doing (despite having…
Conservative Party Conference: Setting a new agenda
The Conservative Party Conference marked the beginning of a new era of conservatism under Theresa May. Theresa May began her speech by praising David Cameron for delivering change but said…
Recess is over and the political kids are back in Westminster
MPs returned to Westminster yesterday after summer recess. It will be nice to see some political activity; since Easter recess and campaigning began in earnest for the EU referendum, it…
Getting to know Mrs May
Party leadership elections normally hold a dual purpose. Primarily, of course, they serve to allow a party to democratically elect its next leader in an open and transparent way. But,…