COVID-19 presents an opportunity to reshape our economy for the better
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson The COVID-19 pandemic has created the biggest upheaval that many of us have lived through. Freedoms we have taken for granted throughout our University years, such as…
The 21st Century’s continued struggle with experts versus populism
Illustration by Felix Pawlyn Technocracy versus populism: the new Scylla and Charybdis There are many clefts which divide political tribes, and at the risk of introducing another, I wish to…
With COVID-19, the Conservatives have realised Labour’s economic vision
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson “Vote Tory, get Labour,” remarked Phillip Cunliffe, professor in International Conflict at the University of Kent and co-founder of The Full Brexit, commentating on the measures put…
Northern Ireland Secretary: the most underestimated role in the cabinet
Illustration by Hannah Robinson At Boris Johnson’s last cabinet re-shuffle, the previous Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Julian Smith, was sacked, leaving the role open to be filled by the…
Sturgeon’s secret tactics: how the SNP are manipulating Scots in pursuit of independence
Illustration by Hannah Robinson Last week on BBC News a Scottish Conservative gloated that every time Nicola Sturgeon discusses Indyref2 the Conservatives gain votes. Independence is however almost all Nicola…
Forget tuition fees: this is why you can’t trust the Lib Dems
Image credit: Chris McAndrew, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported licence. Source here. The Liberal Democrats have proved themselves to be a political contradiction once again. They’ve spent the…
The Scottish Conservatives are doomed without Ruth Davidson, but I’m glad she is gone
I was quite shocked by the news that Ruth Davidson has quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives after nearly eight years in the role. She led the Scottish Tories…
Beware Storm Boris: How Johnson’s volatility, opportunism and naivety threaten to tear Britain apart
“I’m rather pro-European, actually. I certainly want a European community where one can go and scoff croissants, drink delicious coffee, learn foreign languages and generally make love to foreign women.”…
Boris vs Voltaire: What does it mean to ‘believe in Britain’?
In May 2004, outside his home and clad in a skull-and-crossbones beanie and Hawaiian shorts, Boris Johnson, then MP for Henley, found himself confronting journalists amid a storm of controversy….
I voted for Jeremy Hunt, but Boris Johnson is already impressing me
Boris Johnson entering Number 10 last week was the worst-case scenario for me. I have spoken consistently and publicly about my dislike of him, and I supported almost every other…
Fixing the housing crisis: It’s time to make council houses beautiful
Britain’s housing crisis is the great modern battleground of our politics. Once the all-consuming news item of Brexit fades into the background, it could be the deciding factor in the…
Should we be investigating the Tory Party for Islamophobia?
Following complaints from the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has recently called for closer investigation of potential Islamophobia within the Conservative party. This has come following…
Amber Rudd: the women in Westminster
‘Where would you like to sit?’ Her office was hardly short of options. ‘Shall we go soft?’ and pointed to the corner sofas before we became confused. As a staunch…
The government is high on anti-immigration, but this is its final hit
Stories of the Windrush generation living ‘illegally’ in the U.K have dizzied the media this week. These people have lost jobs, been denied access to the NHS and benefits, and…
Deported Windrush victims are the only ones not to blame
What was Amber Rudd thinking? This question has been on the minds of most over the past fortnight. It does indeed seem bizarre that many Windrush settlers – people whose…
An encounter with Andrea Leadsom: women in Westminster
I knew very little about Andrea Leadsom before I met her. Like many, I had watched Leadsom’s 2016 Conservative Leadership campaign go up in flames after suggesting in an interview…
Interviewing Ruth Davidson: the women in Westminster
There seems to be an ‘all-eyes on Ruth’ effect in the media. Everyone is listening out for what she will say next, or anticipating which armoured vehicle she’ll jump into…