THE political circus act that is Boris Johnson has once again been shaking Westminster’s rafters even though the ex-PM was on the other side of the Atlantic.
Michael Settle: Elusive feel-good factor might arrive too late for Sunak AMID Downing Street’s euphoria at the IMF’s latest health-check on the UK economy came the sobering reality-check that official figures still show Britain is in the tight grip of 1970s-style stagflation.
PLAYING a long game towards Scottish independence now appears to be the reluctant mind-set of the SNP hierarchy as it labours under a dark cloud of uncertainty thanks to the police probe.
It's now more than 12 years since David Cameron confidently told the Tory faithful that the Lib-Con Coalition Government would control Britain’s borders and keep net migration to below 100,000 a year; “no ifs, no buts”.
BRITAIN can rest easy. The country’s bananas are safe and will not be subject to “malformation or abnormal curvature” following the UK Government’s decision to abandon throwing 4,000 pieces of EU law onto the Brexit bonfire by the year’s end.
Hypotheticals are the stuff of politics. They are what every one of us has to consider as we prepare to cast our vote ahead of any election or referendum. What happens if? It’s important to know. Or think you know.
IRONY is ever present in politics. While Westminster’s political focus this week has been on England’s council elections, the results have underscored the growing importance of Scotland to the outcome of the 2024 General Election.
ENOUGH already. Union flags and bunting are almost everywhere you turn in central London, Big Ben will be illuminated in red, white and blue while TV channels have been churning out toe-curling programmes about every aspect of King Charles’s life. I have to admit I’m already kinged out.
THE curse of Boris Johnson has predictably struck again. The only surprising element of his friend, Tory donor Richard Sharp’s departure from the BBC’s top job, was that it took so long.
LANGUAGE and its tone really matter in politics. Particularly when it comes to sensitive subjects like asylum and immigration that require a calm, thoughtful and competent approach. Anything less has the potential to inflame opinion and make matters worse.
