Five lines for a Monday morning

We all have our routines. They help keep us grounded and provide a sense of normality. One of mine includes five lines from a dusty old hymn book, and I carry it with me after every Sunday service, into the days and weeks ahead.

We all have our routines. They help keep us grounded and provide a sense of normality. One of mine includes five lines from a dusty old hymn book, and I carry it with me after every Sunday service, into the days and weeks ahead. Continue reading [...]

Labour’s U-turns aren’t the problem. They’re the symptom.

To say it’s been a rocky few weeks for Keir Starmer’s Labour government would be, at best, incredibly generous — and at worst, a gross simplification. In fairness, it’s probably more accurate to say that Labour’s first year in government has been far from what Starmer and his team might have imagined and hoped for just 12 short months ago. Riding the coat-tails of an historic general election win — delivering one of the largest parliamentary majorities in history on the back of the Continue reading [...]

I genuinely think this could be the last election under our current system

Change. It’s a funny concept when it comes to politics, isn’t it? One of the questions in last night’s seven-way leaders’ debate on the BBC was all about politicians making promises they never keep once in office. It’s one of the tropes that plagues British politics – in fact, all politics probably. The common belief is that nothing ever really changes apart from the man or woman at the top. But this time feels different. I genuinely think this election could be the last fought under our current electoral system.

Change. It's a funny concept when it comes to politics, isn't it? One of the questions in last night's seven-way leaders' debate on the BBC was all about politicians making promises they never keep once in office. It's one of the tropes that plagues British politics - in fact, all politics probably. The common belief is that nothing ever really changes apart from the man or woman at the top. But this time feels different. I genuinely think this election could be the last fought under our current electoral system. Continue reading [...]

Sunak goes to the country, and not a moment too soon – but the result ain’t a foregone conclusion.

He finally did it. Sunak succumbed to the reality that, unlike the D:Ream song that blared in the background throughout his announcement this afternoon, things really aren’t going to get much better than they are right now.

He finally did it. Sunak succumbed to the reality that, unlike the D:Ream song that blared in the background throughout his announcement this afternoon, things really aren't going to get much better than they are right now. Continue reading [...]