Politics: the curse of Cummings
December 31, 2023 1:54 am Post a CommentBack in July, according to Tim Shipman in the Sunday Times, there was a meeting held in North Yorkshire, under... View Article
Tag Archive: Cummings
Politics: as the political season opens
September 10, 2023 2:15 am Post a CommentIt’s a little while since I ventured into the turgid waters of electoral politics, especially as politics dies a death... View Article
Politics: a reminder
April 23, 2023 3:21 am Post a CommentThe Times and Sunday Times together are serialising a book entitled Johnson at 10: The Inside Story written by Anthony... View Article
Politics: the state we’re in
December 10, 2022 2:31 am Post a CommentTucked away in the inner recesses of The Times yesterday was a longish article covering an interview with Sonia Khan,... View Article
Media: all over the place
January 31, 2022 2:51 am Post a CommentThe delayed publication of the Gray report has left a huge gap in the media agenda, leaving the newspapers today... View Article
Politics: that interview
July 21, 2021 1:43 am Post a CommentMuch against my better judgement, I watched the Cummings interview yesterday. And, of all the extraordinary things the failed prime... View Article
Covid: distorting the debate
June 18, 2021 2:12 am Post a CommentMatt Hancock, according to The Times is set to be exonerated over claims that he lied to the prime minister, despite Cummings... View Article
Politics: not over yet
May 30, 2021 2:08 am Post a CommentAddressing the events of the past week, we have been assailed with a wide variety of issues, some important and... View Article
Politics: called to account
May 28, 2021 1:45 am Post a CommentAlthough it was a bit of a chore, I’m glad I spent the time on Wednesday watching the whole of... View Article
Politics: then there was Cummings
May 27, 2021 2:35 am Post a CommentFor obvious reasons, I was not around to watch the start of the great Cummings bonanza – 9.30 in the... View Article
Covid: the wrong type of plan
May 26, 2021 1:42 am Post a CommentI wrote my piece two days ago, reiterating the point I have made many times, that at the heart of the... View Article
Politics: waiting for Cummings
May 25, 2021 1:51 am Post a CommentOne of the most difficult things about writing a daily blogpost – especially since I settled on the format of... View Article
Covid: re-writing history?
May 24, 2021 2:06 am Post a CommentFor want of the findings of the official inquiry into the government’s handling of the Covid-19 epidemic in the UK... View Article
Elections: broken politics
May 2, 2021 2:58 am Post a CommentOnce again, the magnet of the Johnson psychodrama is exerting its influence on the English media, with the papers deeply... View Article
Politics: never the same again
April 27, 2021 11:22 pm Post a Comment“Politics is not linear”, says Daniel Finkelstein in The Times, adding that: “The impact of events is not predictable with a... View Article
Politics: beyond moronic
April 26, 2021 10:52 pm Post a CommentHaving published enough words on the Cummings/Johnson saga to complete a modest novelette, the Sunday Times is displaying a lack of self-awareness... View Article