When George Osborne lost his job because of Theresa May and he started saying he wanted to chop her up and keep the parts in bags in a freezer, we all thought he was a bad loser. But maybe he … Continue reading →
Sajid Javid is often said to be the frontrunner to be the next leader of the Conservative Party. This is the latest headline about him: Ageism could be classed as a hate crime, Sajid Javid poised to announce With the … Continue reading →
I blogged about issue this last year, and to my mind the question has not been resolved. Is being a member of the EU like being a member of a club, or like being in a partnership? If the former, … Continue reading →
Philip Johnston in the Telegraph: Boris Johnson is a ‘man of the moment’, but his moment may, tragically, have passed … Yet while his fringe event was packed out, unlike the main conference hall which was often half empty, … Continue reading →
The Telegraph: Theresa May pledges to slash taxes to lowest rate in G20 to make Britain a post-Brexit economic powerhouse… the Prime Minister will recommit the Government to cutting corporation tax from 19 per cent to 17 per cent … Continue reading →
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 →
