15 June 2017 The Need For A New Leader The Conservatives need to move on. By John Watson It is hard to know how to take Teresa May’s decision to remain Prime Minister. Is this just an interim step while the Conservative party considers behind closed doors who should lead it next, or does she… Continue reading Issue 109: 2017 06 15: The need for a new leader (John Watson)
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Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Silence is Golden (Robert Kilconner)
23 March 2017 Silence is golden Hardball negotiations by Robert Kilconner “Silence is golden” may be the name of a song but like many phrases drawn from popular culture it contains a truth, in this case a truth about negotiations. Suppose a man wants to buy your house. He offers you £100,000 but you would… Continue reading Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Silence is Golden (Robert Kilconner)
Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief: UK
14 July 2016 Week in Brief: UK Politics PRIME MINISTER: Following Andrea Leadsom’s withdrawal from the contest, Theresa May was left as the only candidate for the leadership of the Conservative party and accordingly became Prime Minister on Wednesday. See comment The Chilcot Report and Mrs May. LABOUR LEADERSHIP: Angela Eagle has issued a challenge… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 60: 2016 06 30:That old Churchillian feeling(J.R.Thomas)
30 June 2016 That old Churchillian feeling Boris Johnson’s claim by J.R.Thomas Set out the features you would like in your next male Tory Prime Minister. A family man, you might say, with perhaps four children, to sketch in a happy home life and stability. Some family background in politics so that he has an… Continue reading Issue 60: 2016 06 30:That old Churchillian feeling(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 56: 2016 06 02: The Rise And Rise Of Mr Khan (John Watson)
02 June 2016 The Rise And Rise Of Mr Khan Are we looking at a future prime minister? By John Watson On Monday I watched the news on television. That isn’t something I always do. Normally I pick up what’s been going on from all sorts of different sources: the press, websites, the car radio,… Continue reading Issue 56: 2016 06 02: The Rise And Rise Of Mr Khan (John Watson)
Issue 46: 2016 03 23: IDS Falls on his Sword (John Watson)
24 March 2016 IDS Falls On His Sword A look at the whys and wherefores. By John Watson Being Chancellor of the Exchequer must be like trying to steer a raft on a stormy sea. You do your sums. They all seem to add up nicely and then, suddenly, horror of horrors, you are knocked… Continue reading Issue 46: 2016 03 23: IDS Falls on his Sword (John Watson)
Issue 27: 2015 11 05: The Light At The Top Of The Tree
05 November 2015 The Light At The Top Of The Tree By John Watson Most people, if they were asked about Lord Raglan, would start talking about sleeves; and indeed the style was invented for him by Aquascutum so that he could better use his sword in battle, his right arm having been amputated at… Continue reading Issue 27: 2015 11 05: The Light At The Top Of The Tree
