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Meanwhile, in the Treasury…

Meanwhile, in the Treasury…

Just a week or so ago, Jeremy Hunt was appointed Chancellor and immediately and successfully set about trying to restore the UK to some semblance of financial credibility after the car crash of Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget and subsequent events.  The PM who appointed him, and whose government he seemed, for a few days, to be effectively running, is now past her sell-by date, and a whole new Tory psychodrama has erupted, centred around the ego of Boris Johnson.  Jeremy Hunt’s…

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Let them eat cake

Let them eat cake

The optics look very bad from the Chancellor. Much attention has been focussed on the triple lock but another area which may cause the government trouble is the forthcoming cut to the universal credit uplift. The optics of cutting universal credit in October whilst giving pensioners an 8% increase (or any increase) really look at best unfortunate and at worst callous. Ed Miliband will attest that opposing austerity isn’t a vote winner but this time it might be. Unlike the…

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Mayor Pete takes the lead in New Hampshire amongst those nomination contenders younger than 72yo Trump

Mayor Pete takes the lead in New Hampshire amongst those nomination contenders younger than 72yo Trump

While we have all been focused on the developments on Brexit there has been a lot of movement in the fight for the Democratic nomination for next year’s White House race. This starts the hot up in a few weeks when the first of the Dem Primary TV debate debates is held. The big sensation who has been making waves is the 37 year old mayor of a small city in Indiana, Pete Buttigieg who’s come from almost nowhere and…

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Meanwhile, Labour is redefining the domestic consensus

Meanwhile, Labour is redefining the domestic consensus

The debate on police numbers this week demonstrates the changing terms of debate Brexit has created many political casualties already. Whether directly, like David Cameron, or indirectly, like UKIP, the vote to Leave the EU has cut a swathe through the personnel, policies and priorities of the political classes. We can expect many more to fall victim to the process before it ends. However, where there’s chaos, there’s opportunity. Jeremy Corbyn (ironically, the last surviving GB party leader from the…

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