Category: Political

The England striker brought heart, and common humanity, to questions that are fundamentally, deeply political. 

I often struggle to get these blogs started when there is just so much material and I have so many things to say. Ironically I find it easier to write … Continue reading The premature easing of #Lockdown is symptomatic of the UKs poor handling of the Coronavirus

Conservative lead slashed from 12 points to 4 points in one week Opinium/@ObserverUK: CON: 43% (-4)LAB: 39% (+4)LDEM: 6% (-)SNP: 5% (-)GRN: 3% (-) pic.twitter.com/SQfhIIaxgc — Opinium (@OpiniumResearch) May 30, … Continue reading Government Support Slipping Away

Last Saturday I wondered if it was worth covering the Cummings story because it looked like a Westminster Bubble/process story that political nerds like me enjoy but ‘real voters’ never … Continue reading It seems it was more than a Westminster Bubble Story!

On Saturday morning with the Dominic Cummins story first breaking I thought I’d leave it alone as it seemed as though it may be just a bit of a process or Westminster bubble issue therefore not important in marginal swing voters in seats like Loughborough.

One of the benefits of social media is the annual reminder of past events. I love May 1st when friends and colleagues pop up on my timleines with the memories of May 1st 1997. Forever 1st May will be a reminder of the historic Labour victory in 1997 for me. It certainly changed my life!