Category Archives: UK Politics

The turning point?

Posted on February 26, 2025 by martin

Last week was a piece in the FT which at first I was just going to bookmark, but thinking about it if the article was in any way right Labour may well already be doomed to being a single-term government. … Continue reading →

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The next UK election

Posted on February 13, 2025 by martin

Labour currently have a large majority but it is on the lowest share of the vote for a winning party since such records began in 1830, and the last election was about clearing out a government that ended up with … Continue reading →

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The VAT harbringer

Posted on February 10, 2025 by martin

They very first thing the Labour government did upon getting power was to smash private education with 20% VAT in a move that was ill-thought out and was driven by class warfare, but ultimately will go down as the harbringer … Continue reading →

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