Tag Archives: Dominic Cummings

World Class Nonsense….

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

A number of years ago The Thick of It pilloried New Labour and coalition governments.  The show gave the world many great things but the word ‘Omnishambles‘ was probably the most memorable (In a world of Dominic Cummings Malcolm Tucker … Continue reading →

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Is this the end or the Beginning?

Posted on May 30, 2020 by

It is very easy to see things are going to ratshit.  As the heat rises so is the likelihood that the United States of America is going go up in flames.   Well that seems to be the view of many … Continue reading →

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Nowhere Near the New Normal….

Posted on May 27, 2020 by

So it is almost a week since the Dominic Cummings story broke and we have learnt a great deal about where we are as a country.  However, perhaps the most important lesson that we have learnt is that at best … Continue reading →

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Car Crash….

Posted on May 26, 2020 by

It is a rare spectacle to see the reputation of a government collapse almost overnight.   Usually it takes months or perhaps years as people come to realise that those who run the country are beneath contempt.   This long bank holiday … Continue reading →

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It’s Nine O’Clock on a Saturday….

Posted on March 7, 2020 by

As Billy Joel started to sing those words I looked up at the clock and it was indeed nine o’clock although I think he was sing about PM rather than AM on a Saturday.    

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love HS2…

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

So the battle of Boris’s Big Brexit Bong  seems to be over as there is going to be a light show instead or something I think I’m not sure and I don’t care that much. Today we find our intrepid … Continue reading →

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13 Days

Posted on October 18, 2019 by

  So there we have it…it all comes down to Saturday…forget Premier League Football (sorry Rugby World Cup but you know that compared to Premier League football very few care), forget Final Score or Sports Report.  This Saturday will be … Continue reading →

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78 Days

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

There is one aspect of the Leave case that the Remain side doesn’t have an answer to – legitimacy.   They may bang on about Russian interference, lies on the side of buses or xenophobia but the Leave side won the … Continue reading →

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92 Days

Posted on July 31, 2019 by

Beyond the probable disappointment of the Brecon and Radnorshire by election tomorrow there seems to be a small amount of good news for the Government and the alleged Svengali working behind the scenes Dominic Cummings.   It would seem that Nigel … Continue reading →

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Well that was a waste of time….

Posted on April 11, 2019 by

Matt Chorley – Red Box Newsletter 11th April 2019 Well that was a waste of time.   We had a referendum in 2016 which indicated Britain wanted to Leave the European Union (EU).  The Conservative government decided to make Brexit their … Continue reading →

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