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Burnham is less 'same-same but different' - as same same same
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1162+ words) I was in Thailand twenty five years ago when I first came across one of my favourite phrases. My mum, a teacher, had taken a role in private school in Bangkok and moved out there with my stepfather and brother....
Like most other recent PMs, Sunak got to the top without serving a proper apprenticeship
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1222+ words) Sunak at 10: The Last Conservative Prime Minister? by Anthony Seldon and Tom Egerton This book makes one think the better of Rishi Sunak. We are reminded of his high gifts and honourable conduct. Here is a statesman who felt a…...
Do Reform want to win?
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (597+ words) As is almost always the case, I was, yet again, proven right. In all honesty, it’s fast becoming a trend that I am growing tired of. Repeatedly, I have to shoehorn ‘I told you so’ into conversations at the pub....
John Oxley: British education isn't so much leaning in the PISA rankings - it's learned to fall over
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (387+ words) John Oxley is a consultant, writer, and broadcaster. His SubStack is Joxley Writes. If Shakespeare were a political commentator, he might have observed that the bad things governments do live after them, and that the good is oft interred with…...
PMQs - Badenoch and Burnham clash over defence spending, again, with point scoring back on both sides
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (71+ words) The Prime Minister outlined 'the Labour way' of funding defence, the Leader of the Opposition told him not only was he wrong, but he simply doesn't know where he's getting the money for any of his plans defence or otherwise....
James Esses: At last - we are a Conservative party in name and nature
4+ day, 56+ min ago (430+ words) Cllr James Esses represents High Barnet Ward on Barnet Council and a prospective parliamentary Candidate. I recently discovered a new word in a fiery game of Scrabble against my wife (don’t judge – I have a newborn son and Scrabble is…...
Please, Chancellor, won't you address the welfare-shaped elephant in the room?
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (658+ words) I’m going to say something which may well get me a good telling off. There is something oddly reassuring about John Healey. His demeanor is very much that of an experienced accountant, with his bald head ricocheting light around the…...
Peter Franklin: Is the new Shadow Cabinet serious enough to put debt reduction before tax cuts?
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (915+ words) Peter Franklin is an Associate Editor of UnHerd. The 2024 Reform UK manifesto took the form of a £90 billion tax-cutting bonanza. The single biggest item — costing £50 billion — was a pledge to raise the income tax threshold to a mega-generous £20,000. I’m sorry,…...
Lord Ashcroft: Should we keep the triple lock, should (and will) taxes rise in the Budget, will Burnham try to rejoin the EU, what do we think of No10 North?
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (633+ words) Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, author and pollster. For more information on his work, visit lordashcroft.com My latest poll looks in detail at the characters of the main parties and their leaders, whether people’s front…...
Tony Devenish: My Manifesto for London - for Cleverly - but for a contest
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (243+ words) Cllr Tony Devenish represents Knightsbridge and Belgravia Ward on Westminster City Council. He is a former member of the London Assembly. James Cleverly has announced he will stand for selection to (hopefully) become our Party’s Candidate for Mayor of London....