Lied and misled the House
So the “updated” report from Sue Gray has been published. The brief report, as most of its findings have had to be deleted because of the Met investigation, can be read here Many are...
Monthly Archive: January 2022
Waiting on Gray
Journalists were saying the Sue Gray report would be published today, but so far no indication of that though Johnson is believed to have received it. Not good news. Interesting. As tomorrow is Holocaust...
A Lopsided Union
Following its inquiry into the future governance of the UK, the Constitution Committee of the House of Lords has published its report: Respect and Co-operation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st century. In...
Dumped or tolerated?
There weren’t any parties. They were working in the garden. No, he didn’t attend any parties. Yes, he did but he thought it was work and only stayed for twenty five minutes, then an...
The Rise of English Nationalism – and the Demise of the UK
A fascinating interview by Adrian Goldberg with author and historian James Hawes on the rise of English nationalism and what he believes is the inevitable break up of the UK, covering England north and...
A Danglerous Place
This is a fascinating discussion between two former UK civil servants – Alexander Hall Hall, a former ambassador, whose recently published article in the Texus National Security Review, Should I Stay or Should I...
Working…with wine…and lies
Today the prime Minister apologised for the way the Downing Street ‘party’ looked to the public, but of course it wasn’t a party, it was a work event – Johnson said he believed implicitly...
BYOB
BYOB – Bring your own bottle or Bring your own booze. That was the instruction given in an email headed ‘Socially Distanced Drinks’ from Martin Reynolds, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Principal Private Secretary to...
Reluctance to address honestly
In her letter of resignation Alexandra Hall Hall cites as reason for her departure from the British Civil Service her increasing dismay at: “the way in which our political leaders have tried to deliver...
Split ahoy for Scottish Tories?
Operation Arse it was called: the campaign to stop Boris Johnson becoming leader of the Conservative Party and Theresa May’s replacement as Prime Minister. The Scottish Tory leader, Ruth Davidson didn’t think much of...
