Sunday 9 August

As heatwaves and drought continue there’s been no cooling of the political temperature, with world affairs, the new PM’s policies, migrants, early release of prisoners and the imminent Clacton by-election taking up a lot of air time and head space. Unprecedented numbers of candidates (34) are standing next Thursday, the more serious than expected ‘CountContinue reading “Sunday 9 August”

Sunday 6 June

Last weekend ministers and other Johnson supporters queued up to congratulate the PM well on his ‘secret’ wedding to Carrie Symonds, a pretty clear and intended distraction from bad news since this event had originally been planned for 2022. Many were puzzled as to how Father Daniel Humphreys had deemed it acceptable to preside overContinue reading “Sunday 6 June”

Saturday 24 April

Last week the Greensill scandal continued to be the gift that kept on giving, fresh revelations mushrooming up every day, although the government must have been grateful for the three distractions which the media made the most of. The latest bombshell from Dominic Cummings is a distraction the PM definitely won’t be grateful for –Continue reading “Saturday 24 April”