Politics from a 'Marginal Constituency’
As I pointed out yesterday politics is fast moving these days. I popped out last night to play Touch Rugby as usual and by the time I finished at about 8.45 my phone was alight with messages about our current Tory MP in Loughborough standing down. I told you not to expect much insight from me. I hadn’t seen this coming. I have chatted more over the last year with Nicky than her earlier years in Parliament but I will honestly say that I didn’t expect this.
We all remember Brenda from Bristol as she spoke for the nation in 2017 when she told the BBC ‘No not another one’ when asked about the election There has … Continue reading Not Another Election o
They say a week is a long time in politics – so taking a few weeks off to head to France just as the Tory Leadership race was coming to … Continue reading Making Sense of it All?
It has been a roller coaster of a year politically as we head towards the end of this Parliamentary session. I don’t really know where to start on all that … Continue reading One More Chance… ?
I usually give a massive health warning not to read too much into local, European and By-election results and what they might mean for the General Election. I will remind … Continue reading Europe 2019 – The Election Nobody Wanted
There have been so many times over the last year that I have felt the need to say something about the daily chaos of political life. Quite often I write … Continue reading Remembering John Smith MP
We couldn’t resist sitting down to watch the BBC1 Series #Bodyguard. I have to admit to always loving the heady mix of politics and Bond/ Spooks type dramas. Yes I … Continue reading #Bodyguard
I always find holidays a great time to relax and in my case get in some serious reading and thinking space. In a world dominated by immediacy we don’t create … Continue reading What Next in Politics?
View from the Margins 