A sea change in the UK is on the political horizon
Murray Ritchie poses the question: Is the age of Tory England and SNP Scotland finally slipping away? In Scotland the Scottish National Party suspected they were in for a drubbing in the…
October 16, 2023
Murray Ritchie poses the question: Is the age of Tory England and SNP Scotland finally slipping away? In Scotland the Scottish National Party suspected they were in for a drubbing in the…
May 23, 2022
Anthony Albanese, Australia’s 31st prime minister, is offering a different kind of politics, starting with inclusion not division, writes Geoff Kitney in Canberra The elephant in the room that Australia’s political leaders…
April 9, 2021
The effects on the United Kingdom are a slow burn but gradually the full extent of its economic damage is becoming alarmingly clear and is now rekindling political debate, writes Murray Ritchie….
January 31, 2020
The health of democracy is a matter for growing concern but the responsibility for making it work better lies with the defeated as much as it does with those who have caused…
December 13, 2019
The people have spoken and the “Brexit Election” campaign of the Conservatives in the UK will go down as one of the most successful in recent history. The number crunching will go…
December 9, 2019
Britain’s current agony will not be ended by the general election, whatever the outcome, far less by Brexit if it ever happens. In all probability the worst will be just beginning and…
July 31, 2019
Boris Johnson has set an impossible pre-condition which he knows must lead to a no-deal Brexit, writes Geoff Kitney. So far, so good for Boris Johnson. The decision he made to use…
May 24, 2019
Too late now for Theresa May, but Australia has just provided a lesson: get the politics right first and worry about the consequences later, writes Geoff Kitney. When Theresa May picked up…
March 28, 2019
The Brexit process is marooned in uncertainty as no democratic method seems able to select a route that is favoured by a parliamentary majority. The problem is not new, however, and game…
May 28, 2018
A new “anti-system” political coalition in Italy is stirring up the relative tranquillity of the Eurozone economy. Banks and businesses are fastening their seatbelts and preparing for a bumpy ride, John Egan…