William Cash

Reform v Restore: the English civil war in Makerfield that will decide the next Labour prime minister

By William Cash / 15th June 2026

With Restore and Reform tearing votes off each other, the Makerfield by-election could propel Andy Burnham into Number 10. But, asks William Cash, will Restore’s percentage of the vote on Thursday change the future UK political landscape?

Checkmate DC’s bold London move

By William Cash / 5th June 2026

Tristan Breijer is the new London head of Checkmate Government Relations. The move into London gives the US lobby firm its first European base, bringing its global power-broking network, with close links to the Trump administration, to the “heart of European policymaking”.

Smart thinking: political debate returns to Fleet Street

By William Cash / 13th May 2026

With politicians and journalists returning to Fleet Street this week, a new breed of literary festival is making political debate centre-stage.

Starmer faces his day of reckoning

By William Cash / 12th May 2026

Starmer’s future hangs in the balance as Labour prepares for a potential leadership contest.

Robert Jenrick joins UK tourism trade bodies in hitting out at Holiday Tax

By William Cash / 4th May 2026

Robert Jenrick, Reform’s Shadow Chancellor, used the Bank Holiday to make clear that his party would not be introducing a tourism tax.

With Greens polling second, will May 7th be execution day?

By William Cash / 14th March 2026

The Greens surge into second place in the polls confirms that the two-party system is no longer fit for purpose. But can Starmer and Badenoch survive execution on May 7th? 

Deliverance Day: Meet Starmer’s Mr Fixer-in-Chief

By William Cash / 11th March 2026

Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the PM, has released the first tranche of the Mandelson Files to the Commons. In an exclusive, he tells The Mace that his political hero is Ernest Bevin and that he gets fired up by the D: Ream song: “Things Can Only Get Better”

Industry on notice- is the golden age of lobbying over?

By William Cash / 28th February 2026

William Cash asks: Will the Mandelson scandal result in real lobbying reform?

Is Dudley Reform’s Detroit ?

By William Cash / 25th February 2026

On the eve of the Gorton and Denton by-election, The Mace reports from the Black Country on why the Midlands vote matters for all parties

Former MD speaks out about the ‘brutal’ crash collapse of Global Counsel

By William Cash / 22nd February 2026

The company’s former managing director has opened up about the spectacular fall of Global Counsel in an excoriating social media post that savages co-founder Lord Mandelson