One week ago was the 150th birthday of Vladimir Illich Lenin, leader of the Bolshevik revolution and the first Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Soviet Union.…
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Most of the British public is sticking to the rules. We have been asked to stay at home, and largely that is what we are doing. We have been asked…
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The world is facing an unprecedented challenge fighting against Covid-19 and safeguarding the economy. Governments have been playing a central role in strengthening their health systems response and injecting liquidity…
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The news is full of speculation over the approach the European Union will take to safeguard the survival of its economy and the individual economies of its member states. Last…
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The words “virus,” “pandemic,” “quarantine,” “vaccine” and “immunity” have featured prominently in all kinds of recent debates. As far as politics go, the word solidarity has been the most popular…
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This week, schoolchildren were meant to be returning to the classroom after the Easter break. However, this was not to be, as we continue to be restricted by the Covid-19…
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Covid’s shadow has passed from the negotiating table, and so the Brexit talks have resumed. ‘Time and tide wait for no man’, as the saying goes. That dictum finds its…
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Conservatism learns from looking backwards and not always by learning from applied conservatism. On how the present government will combat today’s unprecedented crises, there is both hope and cheer for…
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Will British general election campaigns ever be the same again after the Covid-19 pandemic? And will the Conservatives be the long-term beneficiaries of the crisis? Since time immemorial, Labour’s strongest…
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Living in an area represented by the Conservatives is a privilege but not a common experience in the East of London. Where I live in Hornchurch and Upminster, we are…