Parliament

Politics: disorder in the House

June 4, 2026 2:03 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Entirely gratuitously (i.e., unasked) Starmer opened his session in yesterday’s PMQs with a reference to the Nowak controversy. “Henry Nowak’s... View Article

Politics: who governs Britain?

December 30, 2025 2:25 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

It comes as no surprise to learn that foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has intervened publicly in the growing controversy about... View Article

Politics: foreigners in the House

December 2, 2025 3:45 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

One can only smile at the news of Starmer’s former anti-corruption minister, Tulip Siddiq, being convicted of corruption in her... View Article

Politics: not a good day

June 18, 2025 1:50 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Although I had not intended to write a piece on yesterday’s proceedings in parliament, conscience and my own sense of... View Article

Politics: a question of honour

December 7, 2024 3:22 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

One obvious limitation of a single-author blog, publishing a single post a day is that when the news agenda gets... View Article

Politics: points missed

November 2, 2024 2:54 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

It’s one of those days where I really can’t decide which subject to pick for my daily post, and way... View Article

Politics: party performance

September 8, 2024 3:21 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Probably nothing better illustrates the decline and fall of the Conservative Party than the lack of interest in the current... View Article

Politics: changing the leader

April 30, 2024 2:48 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

If I had any serious interest in Humza Yousaf or Scottish politics, I could find myself writing a post about... View Article

Politics: a failing institution

April 25, 2024 2:26 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Before our very eyes, yesterday, we saw parliament demonstrate its abject failure to exercise its hard-earned powers – and the... View Article

Brexit: the shallowness of debate

February 4, 2024 3:02 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

The trouble with the interminable debate on Brexit, in the legacy media and t’internet, is that it is being conducted... View Article

Deeper into the political abyss

July 22, 2023 5:39 am Published by Pete North Post a Comment

Keir Mather is Labour’s youngest and newest MP at 25 years old. He did his first degree in history and... View Article

Politics: vacant positions

July 17, 2023 3:59 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

I tend to be cautious about introducing personal details in my blogposts – this blog is largely about issues, so... View Article