One of the lesser known parts of a UK General Election are the meetings between the main opposition party and the civil service. In the months approaching a potential change in Government the main opposition party presents it’s programme for government to the civil service. Sometimes, like 1997, this is a detailed programme … Read more
Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers to win last weekend’s Super Bowl. The Chiefs star player, tight end Travis Kelce, was hugged by his girlfriend megastar Taylor Swift. I don’t really know what a tight end is, but I do know this was the most watched event on US TV since the Moon … Read more
This week saw a new low in the House of Commons. Rishi Sunak, under pressure at Prime Ministers Questions relied on a pre-prepared joke about Labour’s position on Trans people while the mother of murdered Trans teenager Brianna Ghey watched on. The Tory benches honked and sniggered, the opposition looked aghast, realising the crassness of the … Read more
The latest scandal in British politics is the long running tragedy of sub-postmasters. Over the decades the scandal has gone on the number of post offices in the UK has more than halved from 22,500 under Thatcher to around 11,500 now. 99% of all UK post offices are operated by franchise partners or … Read more
