Respect to the 148: movement on the Tory moral compass detected in confidence vote
While the prime minister may not have a moral compass, did 148 Tory MPs discover theirs this week?
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Vote of no confidence: Conservatives have put themselves between a rock and a hard place
Whatever the outcome of the vote of no confidence, Tory MPs’ indulgence of Johnson has put their party between a...
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The erosion of democracy as revealed in the European Scrutiny Committee meeting 20 April 2022
The recent meeting shed more light on Conservative MPs’ and UK regulation post-Brexit than it did on any benefits to...
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New bill on exemptions from legal consequences to be rushed onto the statute books in time for local elections
Known by its colloquial moniker in cabinet circles as ‘BJ’s legacy bill’, its formal title is the ‘special exemptions from...
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Covid is still taking a heavy toll as deaths continue and infections levels remain high
Learning to live with covid isn’t helped by the government’s ideological posturing – we’re deluding ourselves if we think covid’s...
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Jacob Rees-Mogg needs help finding Brexit opportunities
Only a week into his new job and he’d already resorted to deception and denial of the truth about Brexit....
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Tory ministers and MPs take note: the British public won’t learn to live with the lying virus
Boris Johnson’s lies are a virus that is infecting our politics. The super-spreader has to go otherwise the lying virus...
Read moreLiars, damned liars and government ministers
The government has responded to a petition calling on it to make lying in the House of Commons a criminal...
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How Scotland voted could determine the UK’s future
Martin Brooks writes about the importance of the Scottish elections. Scottish independence would reduce the pro-EU energy in Westminster, and...
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Covid passports: access to heaven or hell?
Martin Brooks questions how covid passports will work with new variants and new vaccines. There are multiple medical questions to...
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How is reclaiming sovereignty going after 100 days of Brexit?
Martin Brooks looks at the paradox of reclaiming British sovereignty when this government is evading scrutiny and undermining parliament.
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Gardeners’ Question Time advises on tunnel vision
Alexander de Pfeffel seeks advice from the Gardeners' Question Time panel and audience on his tunnel plans. "Visionary British infrastructure...
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Brexit deal loophole leaves fish with free movement
As Martin Brooks notes, fish are not subject to the freedom of movement restrictions that Britain's people now are. "It’s...
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Doncaster woman incarcerated for conduct unbecoming
Martin Brooks looks at the story of a Doncaster woman incarcerated in Wakefield asylum for the crime of challenging male...
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Assault on our food and healthcare: double whammy from the USA
With a US trade deal, the UK faces the doubly damaging prospect of the arrival of both American food and...
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“The GMO lobbyist will see you now, minister”
The UK is under immense pressure to sign up to US demands on the regulations applying to GMO (genetically modified...
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New Immigration Bill is Priti poor
Priti Patel has released a new bill which has the hallmarks of an immigration control regime to reduce the UK's...
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Watch out for Boris Johnson’s imminent Churchill impersonation
The stage is already being set by this discredited prime minster and his government. They are positioning themselves as victorious...
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