It is the brave people of Ukraine who have suffered the most at the hands of President Putin’s brutal and illegal war. We are all, though, feeling the impact of Russia’s bloodthirsty invasion of a sovereign state on the European…
Back in July, I described the events that culminated in Boris Johnson’s resignation as “unprecedented, extraordinary, and frankly, farcical”. Little did I think that, merely a few months later, I would find myself in the same position describing the downfall…
History is littered with politicians who aspire to climb the greasy political pole and serve as Prime Minister. However, only a select few win the top prize. In the 300 years since the creation of the office, over fifty Britons…
The events of 5th-7th July 2022 were unprecedented, extraordinary, and frankly, farcical. The 36-hour coup, waged predominantly by those who owe their political livelihoods to Boris Johnson, showed the Conservative Party mercilessly plot and conspire against – and ultimately betray…
On returning from the hospital after receiving treatment for Covid-19 in early 2020, Boris Johnson cut a changed figure. Perhaps understandably, confronting his mortality appeared to have left a psychological mark on the Prime Minister. This mark took the form…
There was always something slightly off about seeing images of Boris Johnson and the rest of the Cabinet clap for careers during the first wave of the pandemic. For me, it seemed superficial, as it could never make up for…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak released the fiscal budget for the next year last week, and whilst the funding is scarce for the country, the Tories still seem to be protecting their fellow members of the patriarchal elite. It almost seems predictable…
Today’s impending budget represents a litmus test for Keir Starmer. Decades of neoliberal orthodoxies have evaporated over a year, with a Conservative government using unprecedented powers of the state to safeguard health and economic well-being. The normal boundaries of political…
‘Global Britain’ – that was the inspired vision touted by Boris Johnson in the wake of the UK’s watershed decision to withdraw from the EU in 2016. Yet, amidst the noise and the furore of the pandemic, the prime minister…