This old-style socialist turns out to be much more of a small-c conservative than his many critics are willing to admit.
It will probe whether or or not Sunak can prepare the country for that future – and perhaps succeed Johnson himself, “one fine day”.
“Coming through the trauma of Covid It’s right that we focus on rebuilding our country. ” – Sarwar
“The Scottish civil service has not failed, its leadership has. The Crown Office has not failed, its leadership has. Scotland hasn’t failed, its leadership has failed.”
The final part in ConHome’s series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.
The first in a five-part ConHome series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.
Contra mistaken notions of ‘unionist unity’, the Opposition can reach sections of the current SNP vote that the Tories cannot.
Also: Ministers can’t bleat about the ‘culture war’ if they’re prepared to let their planned celebration of Britain be renamed ‘Festival UK* 2022’. Get a grip, DCMS.
It’s vital that governments in London and Edinburgh do nothing to make things more difficult than they already are.
Meanwhile the Nationalists’ civil war deepens again as witnesses clash over whether the former First Minister was ‘physically aggressive’.
There has been a power grab by the Scottish Government. Decisions made by councillors have been overturned.
Eighty-five per cent say that the Union is either very or fairly important to them. Our findings are almost exactly the same as six months ago.
Plus: Sturgeon is ridiculous to criticise the PM’s trip to Scotland. And: Now’s not the time for a Coronavirus inquiry.
It’s a terrible milestone and Ministers throughout the UK will be blamed. How could our governments and administrations do better next time?
The second article in a five-part ConHome series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.