Book Review: Reimagining Britain by Justin Welby
- 16 Mar 2018
Reimagining Britain Foundations for Hope Justin Welby Bloomsbury £16.99 Thirty-three years ago this autumn the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, oversaw the publication of the report Faith in the City. Commissioned by him in response t...
A reflection on Justin Welby’s first five years as Archbishop of Canterbury
- 16 Feb 2018
On the 21st March Justin Welby will mark the fifth anniversary of his enthronement as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. It is a significant moment for both him and the Church of England. Justin Welby has certainly brought energy, dynamism to the job, but aspects of his tenur...
Boris clears the path for Cabinet agreement on a Brexit deal
- 15 Feb 2018
In a week’s time, the Cabinet will gather for the key meeting to agree its position on the Brexit deal Britain will try and strike with the European Union. It has been a long time coming, but a Cabinet position being on the horizon is to be welcomed. Heralding the arrival of t...
Oxfam and the political challenge
- 11 Feb 2018
There are two qualities essential for being a successful Cabinet Minister – 1. how effectively you roll out the policy of the government in your department, and, 2. How well you respond to the inevitable but unpredictable crisis that will hit you, demand an immediate response ...
How Theresa May can relaunch her leadership
- 30 Jan 2018
Politics is about momentum. It is about constantly moving forward – with ideas, policies, initiatives and engaging with people, groups, organisations, business, charities, everyone who wants to see you. Politics requires vision and pragmatism, decisiveness and patience, determ...
On Boris....
- 25 Jan 2018
This week we have, again, had ringside seats at the West End political spectacular that is Boris Johnson’s membership of the government . The Borisification of government is a remarkable attempt to twist the team orientated collaborative nature of Cabinet government into a one...
After the reshuffle comes….delivery
- 13 Jan 2018
New Ministers, and those already serving as Ministers but were moved to new jobs, have been moving into their new offices this week and learning about their new responsibilities. They have also been making the journey by road and rail up to Sandringham, the Queen’s Norfolk cou...
Book Review: Confessions of a Recovering MP by Nick De Bois
- 12 Jan 2018
Nick De Bois spent five years as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Enfield North. He was elected in 2010 as part of David Cameron’s crawl into No 10, and defeated in 2015 as Cameron won a majority that surprised himself, confounded the polls, but left De Bois behind. H...
The best job in government is up for grabs
- 4 Jan 2018
Any minute now the Prime Minister will shuffle the government. Some ministers will be promoted, some sacked, and others moved sideways. It will be a dramatic moment. It usually is. For those involved directly it is a hugely emotional and draining day – careers are made or brok...
Review: Fall Out by Tim Shipman
- 16 Dec 2017
Tim Shipman’s new book, Fall Out, follows on from his previous account of the referendum campaign. This new work picks up where All Out War ended, offering us the inside story on a year of political mayhem – right up to Theresa May’s difficult speech at the Conservative Party...