“It Can’t Get Any Worse… Can It?”
47 Years Of Lies, Decline – And Why I’m Ready To Back Rupert Lowe I’ve watched British politics for nearly half a century. I started before Thatcher, when Labour was…
Does It Matter Who Is PM When We Get Davos Anyway?
We can argue this without any tinfoil hat: for at least a decade, it has barely mattered who is PM – you get Davos and the World Economic Forum either…
The Fabian Society in English Politics: The Powerful Group You’ve Never Heard Of
The powerful political society you’ve never heard of: the Fabians If you follow English politics, you’ve probably heard endless arguments about Labour vs Conservatives, left vs right, Westminster bubbles and…
Does Nigel Farage Represent Clacton Or Himself?
If you live in or around Clacton – or you just follow British politics closely – you’ve probably asked yourself a simple question: does Nigel Farage actually represent Clacton, or…
Tower Hamlets: Voting Yourself a Pay Rise While Children Starve
By an observer of English politics and local government with 0ver 40 years of experience watching the slow decay of civic accountability There are moments in English public life that…
Beyond Overseas Recruitment: A Practical Roadmap to Training and Keeping More English Doctors
For almost four decades in and around the NHS workforce debate, I’ve watched the same story play out in English hospitals: rota gaps, panic, an overseas recruitment drive, a brief…
White Applicants Excluded: Why “Best Person for the Job” No Longer Seems to Count in England
White applicants excluded. That’s a phrase that shouldn’t sit comfortably with anyone who believes in basic fairness, yet it’s becoming increasingly common in conversations about jobs, internships, and public life…
From Quangos to “Shadow State”: Who Really Runs England?
Introduction: The Government in England You Never Voted For Living through forty years of elections, manifestos and ministerial reshuffles, you start to notice something uncomfortable about how England is actually…
Who Controls England? From Chatham House to Clean Streets — A Journey Through Power, Hope and the Country We Lost
There’s a building in St James’s Square in central London that most people have never heard of. It has a blue flag, a grand entrance, and a number 10 on…
British Politicians Caused This: Why Voters Still Don’t Get It
“British Politicians Caused This” – But Most People Blame the Wrong Thing Walk down any high street in England and you can feel it: boarded‑up shops, sky‑high rents, families counting…