politics

Prime Minister’s Questions is a peculiarly British piece of political theatre where members of parliament get to ask the Prime Minister questions. A clue is in the name. There is a protocol behind how questions are asked, alternating between the government party and opposition. MPs have to put their questions forward in advance and they … Continue reading Why bother with PMQs?

According to the information gathered during the 2021 census, less than half the population of England and Wales describe themselves as Christian. At 46.2%, this was a dramatic fall from 59.3% seen in the last census carried out in 2011.  This is interesting as the number does not necessarily reflect the number of people going … Continue reading Less than half

Image thanks to NewsMD Following yesterday’s UK Supreme Court ruling that the draft Scottish Independence Referendum Bill is outside the powers of the Scottish Parliament the media has got the wrong end of the stick. It has followed the angle of what this means for independence and how it affects those in favour and those … Continue reading The right to determination

We need a Brexit truth commission. There were so many lies told during the referendum campaign, on both sides of the argument, that something needs to happen to heal our divided nation. We can’t brush it under the carpet and hope it will go away. Neither can we continue in the belief that somehow we … Continue reading Truth commission

Image thanks to Business Insider In my humble opinion Brexit is a disaster. I have not hidden my views and feel I have been consistent during and following the referendum. I am clearly not the only one as people who I know voted to leave tell me they are feeling let down. Even the Telegraph … Continue reading You lost get over it

It’s been a relatively quiet week in Westminster politics, at least by recent standards. From my perspective the new Prime Minister is holding the Tory soap opera together much better than his predecessor though there is definitely dissension among the ranks. Only three things have struck me so far since last week. First is the … Continue reading A quiet week in politics

I know it’s a well worn cliche but here we are with our third Prime Minister in a handful of months in what has been the most extraordinarily turbulent time in British Politics. What was once seen globally as a steady and safe nation has been turned into a laughing stock. We have become the … Continue reading A long week

This week we have seen another spate of protests mostly by Just Stop Oil, a coalition of groups working together to ensure that the government commits to ending all new licences and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK. It’s demands are clear: FOSSIL FUELS ARE KILLING US TOGETHER, … Continue reading Just stop!