Oh Mandy! Yet another resignation from Peter Mandelson.
Nobody expects their politicians to be perfect. Nobody truly believes that all political marriages survive the hothouse environment of SW1 or that nobody in…
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Bunfight at the GD corral.
It was to be somewhat expected that the Gorton and Denton by-election was going to be interesting and might be nasty in places bearing…
A wonderful bit of Tolkien-based hilarity.
I’m a bit of a Tolkien nerd. I’ve read the books (including the Silmarillion at least six times), watched the movies and consumed hours…
From Elsewhere: The UAE knows what’s up.
I caught a short video interview originally from GB News with Nigel Farage the leader of the Reform Party in the UK and…
Goodwin stands. This could be a good choice by Reform.
It has been announced that the Reform Party candidate who will be standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election will be Matt Goodwin. This…
Quotes of the Day 27th January 2026 – On defections to Reform.
With the defection to the Reform Party of high profile Tories like Robert Jenrick and now Suella Braverman the Tory Party is now getting…
Good news on ‘non crime hate incidents’ or could it be the same policy just with a different sauce?
There’s a lot to criticise when it comes to both the current Labour government and in particular some of this government’s cabinet ministers. The…
Burnham thwarted
If a week is a long time in politics then a day can also be long. Not more than a few hours after I published…
‘Bodybags’ Burnham to run for Parliament.
There’s been an awful lot of speculation that Andy Burnham the current Mayor or Greater Manchester will stand for election for the House of…
Do we have ‘mushroom ministers’ kept in the dark and fed BS?
If a recent story in Britain’s Daily Telegraph is correct then we do. Apparently according to the Telegraph ministers were kept in the dark…
