The Daily Mail are splashing with ‘shocking’ pictures of Tory girl Carrie Symonds: which they stole took from social media. And they really are shocking. In one she’s sitting at the beach. Shocking enough, I agree, but even worse was … Continue reading →
Everyone keeps telling Theresa May not to make the same mistake with Brexit as with the last general election. They’re saying, don’t try to do everything your way with just you and a small cabal of advisors doing what you … Continue reading →
I’ve been saying for a while that it looks like the old political lines in Britain are changing. Many others have said this too, of course. One of the best recent statements of this sort of thinking, one that I … Continue reading →
Theresa May has rebuked Boris Johnson over his claim that Muslim women in burqas resemble letter boxes and bank robbers, urging the former foreign secretary to apologise after he defied an order to do so by Tory chiefs. Another open … Continue reading →
It’s now clear how it’s probably going to go. Theresa’s May’s sinking fortunes convince the Tories to finally go for a leadership challenge. A better leader, like Boris Johnson or Jacob Rees-Mogg, probably Boris, is installed. The right will cheer … Continue reading →
So now we know the answer to the question that’s been haunting us for years: do we stick with the Conservative Party because they’re (supposedly) the only party with any chance of keeping Corbyn out, and hope that they’ll eventually … Continue reading →
So let me get this straight. The biggest British political story in decades has just been exposed, and the media are… treating it like a minor piece of gossip. Steve Baker, one of the government Brexit Ministers, has claimed that … Continue reading →
A year or two ago on Samizdata – I can’t find the post – the opinion was floated that the Tories were now in a position to dominate UK politics for many years to come. Brexit was going to happen, the … Continue reading →
According to Paul Waugh: Rees Mogg just told ERG that he will NEVER vote against May in a vote of no confidence — Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) July 9, 2018 Mogg tells the private meeting of fellow Brexiteers: "I will vote … Continue reading →
Remember I said that May would not be going unless she was dragged kicking and screaming out of No. 10? Remember that she said that if she won a confidence vote by even one vote she’d stay? David Davis may … Continue reading →
How come the country that gave us UKIP has gone back to the two main traditional parties, when the rest of Europe is now electing its own versions of the Monster Raving Loony Party? To understand what has happened, first … Continue reading →
Last month I said this about any possible Tory confidence vote in Theresa May’s leadership: In times past a leader would be expected to resign if the confidence vote did not result in an overwhelming victory, but given the Brexit … Continue reading →
Conservative Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely get very confused at CapX talking about libertarianism versus conservatism: Take housing; on the Isle of Wight the quasi-worship of markets clashes with our desire to grow our economy. We export our young … Continue reading →
So, anyone here who knows what is going on now with Brexit? Not me. Is this deliberate, or incompetence, or both? You can expect a lot of incompetence with the Tories, especially with Theresa May in charge, but I can’t … Continue reading →
On June 24 2016 I said the UK needs to invoke Article 50 and leave the EU immediately. But Daniel Hannan said that we need to take our time, there was no hurry, we need to work out what sort … Continue reading →
