14 December 2017 Diary of a Corbynista Jeremy takes his eye off the ball by Don Urquhart 7 December Jeremy used his 6 PMQ’s questions to attack the government’s Brexit performance. It was a big mistake. The PM was well rehearsed on this one and stuck obstinately to her script. He should have gone… Continue reading Issue 133:2017 12 14: Diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)
Tag: Justine Greening
Issue 115: 2017 07 27: Education (Lynda Goetz)
27 July 2017 Education More cash, more rights or more discipline? By Lynda Goetz At the beginning of last week, Justine Greening managed to magic up £1.3bn in extra funding for schools, although it quickly emerged that there was in fact no extra money from the Treasury and that this was going to have to… Continue reading Issue 115: 2017 07 27: Education (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 93: 2017 02 23: The future of civil partnerships (Lynda Goetz)
23 February 2017 The Future of Civil Partnerships To be extended or abolished? By Lynda Goetz Now that procreation has been removed from the concept of marriage, and same-sex marriage (although still not formally recognised by the Church) has been put on the statute book, is it time to say goodbye to the civil partnership?… Continue reading Issue 93: 2017 02 23: The future of civil partnerships (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 70: 2016 09 08: Week in Brief: UK
08 September 2016 Week in Brief: UK General Politics CHILD ABUSE ENQUIRY: Dame Lowell Goddard, the New Zealand judge who recently resigned from the chairmanship of the abuse enquiry, has said that its extensive scale and size makes it unmanageable. She has suggested that her resignation presents an opportunity to remodel it with less focus… Continue reading Issue 70: 2016 09 08: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 63: 2016 07 21: Week in Brief: UK
21 July 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government News NEW CABINET: New prime minister Theresa May has now finished assembling her cabinet. In a reshuffle which has been described as ‘brutal’, she has sent George Osborne and Michael Gove, previously Chancellor of the Exchequer and Justice Secretary respectively but both at the heart… Continue reading Issue 63: 2016 07 21: Week in Brief: UK
