Jeremy Corbyn is both an asset and a liability for George Osborne
by Greig BakerI have put my neck out before and predicted that Tory MPs won’t put George Osborne into the final two candidates for Conservatives to pick their leader. Jeremy Corbyn has no small part to...
View ArticleIf Osborne still wants to be PM, he should get out of the Treasury
by Kevin MeagherHarold Wilson’s often tritely-invoked dictum that a week is a long time in politics certainly does seem to sum-up George Osborne’s terribilis autem sabbati (if my Latin for ‘terrible...
View ArticleCorbyn’s incompetence almost makes you feel sorry for the hard left
by Samuel DaleLast month, George Osborne delivered one of the most shambolic budgets in years.Just days before he announced it, he pulled a massive u-turn on his headline policy by scrapping long held...
View ArticleForget Sajid Javid, the mess at Port Talbot is down to George Osborne
by Ranjit Sidhu It was just a couple of months ago, in February this year, that it was reported the UK government was central to sinking the European Union’s initiative to increase tariffs on dumping...
View ArticleJohn McDonnell and George Osborne: Two faces of Gordon Brown
by Jonathan ToddJohn McDonnell is bringing to mind the Gordon Brown of the 1992 parliament, while George Osborne is coming to appear the Brown of the 2005 parliament. Where Brown had neo-endogenous...
View ArticleIt’s always the economy stupid. Time for Project Fear to turn up the volume
by Samuel DaleWhat has Remain been doing? The campaign to keep Britain in the EU has been spinning around like a Catherine Wheel in the last few days.Some of this is down to effective campaigning from...
View ArticleThe Tories don’t realise it yet but their conference was a disaster
by Atul HatwalJeremy Corbyn is busy with his reshuffle but the reality is that its a sideshow. The main event this week was in Birmingham with Theresa May’s first conference as Tory leader.Party...
View ArticleNigel Farage is a winner. Liberals must learn from him
by Samuel DaleToday Nigel Farage may spend his time glad-handing the US president-elect and partying at the Ritz but it was not always this way.As he stands down as Ukip leader yet again, it is worth...
View ArticleUncut predictions for 2017: We are heading for train-wreck Brexit
Nigel Farage is pushing for hard Brexit – a rapid severing of all ties between the UK and the EU. George Osborne prefers a soft Brexit – moving at a slower pace to minimise the risk of economic...
View ArticleUncut predictions for 2017 (and beyond): George Osborne is the next Prime...
In the event of train wreck Brexit, or something near to it, the economic costs of Brexit are likely, unfortunately, to hit back pockets. This would have far more powerful political consequences than...
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