Now all eyes are on the DUP – if they’re happy then a deal more likely

Now all eyes are on the DUP – if they’re happy then a deal more likely

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"In politics sometimes you get a second chance. It is what we do with this that counts, because there will be no third chance" EC President Jean-Claude Juncker says an instrument for the NI backstop has been agreed on Latest #Brexit updates: https://t.co/SdXiYVSiTb pic.twitter.com/fNIHzpDfmI — BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) March 11, 2019 It all depends on Cox and Dodds now. — Philip Collins (@PhilipJCollins1) March 11, 2019 The Brexit betting market with one of the biggest movements in the past hour…

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Are we on the point of breakthrough?

Are we on the point of breakthrough?

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This may mean nothing at all but May, Juncker, Barnier, Tim Barrow looked ABSOLUTELY delighted arriving tonight in Strasbourg — Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) March 11, 2019 It’s begun. #Brexit pic.twitter.com/F4PNvxnS3f — Samuel Stolton (@SamuelStolton) March 11, 2019 EU27 source says that May thinks a UK unilateral statement on the backstop will help Cox change his legal advice. The challenge: statement can’t be something EU objects to as it'd be pointless. EU could just have its own unilateral statement saying the…

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A year on since Corbyn’s anti-semitic mural row and the issue continues to plague LAB and its leader

A year on since Corbyn’s anti-semitic mural row and the issue continues to plague LAB and its leader

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This could cost LAB more than just Jewish votes It was in March last year that the antisemitic row within LAB gathered media traction following the revelation of his positive response on Facebook in 2012 to what was clearly an anti-semitic mural on the wall of a building in East London. That led amongst other things to demonstrations in Parliament Square against him and the party. Commenting at the time under the heading “Corbyn’s ‘regret’ over an antisemitic mural doesn’t…

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Ed Miliband’s ‘immorality’ might explain why he lost the 2015 general election and why voters never really took to him

Ed Miliband’s ‘immorality’ might explain why he lost the 2015 general election and why voters never really took to him

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Anthropologists at Oxford University have identified what they believe to be seven universal moral rules. We asked Brits which they thought was the single most important:Help your family – 38%Divide resources fairly – 18%Respect others' property – 16%https://t.co/WoS2oPccRe pic.twitter.com/gwMcQtgh8r — YouGov (@YouGov) March 1, 2019 Being seen as the worst brother since Cain didn’t help Ed Miliband chances of becoming Prime Minister I’m fascinated by this polling by YouGov about the seven universal moral rules as developed by anthropologists from…

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Conservative approach. The seats that will decide whether the Conservatives will form the next government

Conservative approach. The seats that will decide whether the Conservatives will form the next government

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Link to the map above. Ready for another general election? The last one was less than two years ago but with a hung Parliament dealing with a hugely controversial central question, the threat of another constantly hangs over us. Personally, I very much doubt whether we will see one before the due date in 2022 but as any Boy Scout would tell you, we would do well to be prepared. In theory there should be a boundary review implemented in…

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Surely an Article 50 extension should be used to allow a proper investigation into the legitimacy of Leave’s victory

Surely an Article 50 extension should be used to allow a proper investigation into the legitimacy of Leave’s victory

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From the Washington Post – The more we learn about Brexit, the more crooked it looks https://t.co/rmejtfcSzK — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 9, 2019 The UK cannot take such a giant step while questions are still unanswered One of the thing’s that’s been quite extraordinary since June 2016 is, with one or two major exceptions, that the UK media has been reluctant to delve into questions over how the campaign operated. The result is now that the UK is edging…

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Meanwhile, Labour is redefining the domestic consensus

Meanwhile, Labour is redefining the domestic consensus

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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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