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It’s Boris vs Dom. The Prime Minister’s former advisor turns on him, having suddenly realised Johnson might not be the most honest politician to ever inhabit Downing Street.Why is this soap opera dominating the headlines? Perhaps because it lim
The questions around David Cameron, Greensill Capital and lobbying are all very complex and opaque. So does it matter? It depends on who you think MPs should be working for.In this latest episode, why supply chain finance is a bit like a posh v
The UK falls headlong into a month of election campaigning frenzy. Unless you’re not in some way excited by the prospect of elections for the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments, English local councils and Police and Crime Commissioners.This time we
A year has passed since Boris Johnson first told us to stay at home, as coronavirus gripped the nation.12 months on, we’re still in our third lockdown, more than 125-thousand lives have been lost. But the vaccine roll-out’s been a huge success.
Public fury greets the heavy-handed police response to a vigil for a murder victim, but the Met Police Commissioner insists she won’t resign, and implies people aren’t qualified to even hold an opinion.If the weekend’s events in Clapham aren’t
For decades, the Conservatives have believed that cutting taxes brings in more tax revenue. Rishi Sunak, it turns out, does not believe in that.To try to fill the huge hole created by the pandemic, he’s ramping up business taxes and putting up
Think back a little under a year to the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. To the videos of doctors, nurses and care workers fashioning protective gowns out of bin bags, the desperate scramble to get PPE to intensive care units buckling un
Boris Johnson’s roadmap could see us back on the beaches this summer, our hair cut, and queuing up for a nightclub. The Prime Minister set out his plans to ease coronavirus restrictions over 4 months — a list of dates that he insists aren’t set
On the other side of the world, facebook has gone to war with Australia’s government, and who wins this battle matters for Britain.The social media giant doesn’t want to pay for news that draws in its users, and it’s cutting off news 17-million
Donald Trump is cleared at his second impeachment trial, even though everyone knows he’s guilty. Years of priming his supporters with lies passed off as fact turned out to be surprisingly powerful.On the other side of the world, China bans the
Matt Hancock is so desperate to go on holiday, he can’t stop telling people he’s booked a break in Cornwall, even as everyone else in the Cabinet is busy saying it’s far too soon to even think about summer.Why is the government once again sendi
Less than a year after taking over as Labour leader, anger is growing among some in the party at their apparent lack of progress.Is Sir Keir Starmer the right man for the job, they ask. It depends on what the job is. But internal squabbling has
The UK passes the grim milestone it’s been surging towards — 100,000 coronavirus deaths. Boris Johnson says his government “truly did everything we could”. But is that true? We locked down late, we opened up early, only to lock down again — thr
As the world (finally) unites in condemnation of Donald Trump and his seditious lunacy, is there a chance to change the way we do politics? Almost certainly not, but it’s nice to dream isn’t it.In the latest podcast, a look at why so many in th
As the latest lockdown enters its second week, officials warn people aren’t taking it seriously enough, case numbers surge and hospitals are at breaking point.But Matt Hancock has has booked his summer holiday, such is his optimism for the year
The day after insisting schools are safe, Boris Johnson closes the schools as part of a third England-wide coronavirus lockdown.Are we really supposed to believe the data that pushed him into this only emerged on Monday morning? What does it do
Boris Johnson says it’s safe to send your children back to primary school. Except where it isn’t.As the Prime Minister warns tighter coronavirus restrictions are almost inevitable, and Labour calls for an immediate lockdown, millions of parents
Boris Johnson, whose government perpetually runs on a down-to-the-wire sense of chaos, gives MPs less time to debate and vote on the Brexit deal than most people take to complete a Christmas jigsaw.Why is anyone surprised this most last-minute
A small Christmas is a safe Christmas, according to Boris Johnson. Surely not the same Boris Johnson who told us to gather in small herds for a festive holiday from coronavirus? We compare the rules with the advice, and wonder who’ll be to blam
Boris Johnson turns Santa Claus — he’s had a chat with Covid and it’s agreed to hold off for the festive season. Either that, or he’s decided to risk another wave of infections so he can’t be accused of cancelling Christmas.We unpick a busy wee
Donald Trump is a loser. A big, whiny, baby squatting in the Oval Office, like a toddler told he can’t have a new toy. As the world heaves a sigh of relief at his impending departure, we look at whether it means the radical populist movement th
Boris Johnson promised to “level up” the north of England. Instead he’s gone to war with it. We explore the reasons why talks between Westminster and Greater Manchester collapsed, and what it means for other northern cities with high coronaviru
After downplaying the dangers of coronavirus for months, Donald Trump inevitably contracts it and ends up in hospital, where he’s experimented on and proceeds to claim victory over the virus. He is by no means the only covidiot in politics.Once
Just a few weeks after threatening workers with the sack if they didn’t go back to their offices, Boris Johnson pops up on TV to tell them to work from home again. As the Prime Minister imposes new coronavirus restrictions, we pick over his str
Boris Johnson built his career on developing a fake clown-like persona. Now, as coronavirus returns and the big Brexit deadline draws nearer, no-one’s laughing.We look at how millions of people got the message that the threat from the virus had
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