This may surprise you, but I don’t think Rishi Sunak’s biggest mistake was his decision to come home early from the D-Day commemorations. Of course, it has prompted a thousand memes and jokes. Yes it caused outrage, some of it genuine, some of it faux and it has definitely put his campaign on the back… Continue reading Rishi’s bigger mistake
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Good for the economy?
D day draws closer for voters as we approach the 4th July General Election. Previously, I’ve argued that: I said that I’d return to look in a little more detail at some of the big questions facing us. At a General Election, these tend to involve: There are also the big ethical issues such as… Continue reading Good for the economy?
Sunak v Starmer: The Election Debate and wearing your heart on your sleeve
Did you watch the election debate last night between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer? What did you make of it? Were you motivated to vote for either party or were you turne doff? I must admit I fell more into the latter camp and the result was that I literally turned off after a bit. … Continue reading Sunak v Starmer: The Election Debate and wearing your heart on your sleeve
Who are you appealing to?
What do Keir Starmer’s statement that he is “a socialist” and Conservative policy announcements including additional pension protection and reintroduction of National Service have in common? The answer is that in both cases, the intention seems more to reassure or shore up core support and motivate an activist base rather than appeal more broadly. For… Continue reading Who are you appealing to?
Rishi Corbyn?
The beginning of the Conservative campaign has been confusing to say the least. I’ve mentioned before the bizarreness of the decision to opt for an evening announcement in a deluge. It’s not just that the Prime Minister could have opted for an indoor press conference or had someone bring him an umbrella. It’s that he… Continue reading Rishi Corbyn?
Please stop playing political football with education
I think there’s been more plans and initiatives to shake up education during my life time than I had hot school dinners back when I was a kid. I’ve seen GCSEs replace the old GCE/CSE split, the expansion of Universities and introduction of tuition fees. During my life time, we’ve bounced between child centred learning… Continue reading Please stop playing political football with education
How should we look on the asylum seeker (responding to “stop the boats”
Immigration control is the last resort of a government in difficulty. Over the years, we’ve seen politicians from both sides of the divide ramp up the rhetoric, whether it was Gordon Brown promising British jobs for British workers or David Cameron telling us that he could reduce immigration to the tens of thousands. Easier said… Continue reading How should we look on the asylum seeker (responding to “stop the boats”
Do we need an emergency budget?
A lot of politicians – mainly opposition ones – have been calling urgently for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to deliver an emergency budget. It’s barely a few months since Rishi Sunak delivered his budget so why do we need another one so soon after? Ostensibly, the reason is the dramatic change we are seeing… Continue reading Do we need an emergency budget?
Were the Sunaks’ tax arrangements that big a deal?
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has been under pressure because it recently emerged that his wife holds “non-dom” status and so has not been paying tax here on her income in India and elsewhere. The normal expectation is that you do have to pay tax here in the UK even from overseas. … Continue reading Were the Sunaks’ tax arrangements that big a deal?
Boris, Rishi #Partygate and standards in public life
We now know that the Prime Minister and his wife as well as the Chancellor of the Exchequer have been fined over the so called #Partygate. Meanwhile there are questions about Rishi Sunak’s wife -and therefore him benefitting from her Non Dom status so that she did not pay tax in the UK. Some people… Continue reading Boris, Rishi #Partygate and standards in public life
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