Politicians tend to like their election campaigning to be as stage managed as possible: the reception Keir Starmer received from publican Rod Humphris earlier this week, for daring to enter…
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As a boy growing up in the Soviet Union, I remember the drill. Show your papers, refrain from criticising the government, and you will pass unnoticed. Careers and livelihoods were…
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Sadiq Khan is often criticised for being wholly incompetent, but that is not entirely fair: he’s very competent at spin. Part of the job of opponents in this election is…
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Across the UK, anticipation is rising for the definite end of the Covid lockdowns. At the start of the week schools all over England re-opened their gates for the first…
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I was shocked when I saw it being reported that the Conservative Party is considering introducing punishing tax hikes in next week’s Budget. Reportedly, the party plans to jack up…
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There have been many political slogans over the years, but few have proved more potent than ‘take back control’. In a globalised world, with power increasingly siphoned away from ordinary…
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If 2020 has taught us anything concrete, it is to expect the unexpected. We must be vigilant and prepared for the tumultuous times in which we live. You would not…
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Over the Christmas and New Year holiday, we are all brought to consider the highest values in our life. For those of us with faith, it is a time to…
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Election day for the US Presidency has been and gone; as it stands it very much appears that former Vice-President Joe Biden has emerged the winner. However, a week after…
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Today is the final day of the 2020 US Presidential Election – polling day. The choice for voters is often portrayed as a simple black and white choice between the…
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