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…
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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…
Wither Kemi? Wither the Tories?
The Tory party is being hit by a veritable wave of defections to the Reform Party. Some of those who have defected I would…
Is this the current British Government’s ‘Gerald Ratner Moment’?
Now and again a commercial, charitable or governmental organisation will make a publicity faux pas. In Government a minister can go ‘off script’ and…
A sign that the Overton Window is truly shifting fast.
Many Britons of a certain vintage will remember the clothes designer Jeff Banks. Some may have bought his clothes but many others will recall…
Reflections on a defection
So Robert Jenrick is the surprise defection from the Conservatives to Reform. This I must admit is a far more welcome defection to Reform…
Happy New Year 2026
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all the readers of this blog a very Happy New Year for 2026. It’s fair to…
