Kemi’s true blue purge, with help from Sir Philip May
The news that former Home Secretary Sir Grant Shapps has failed to make the new Tory candidate list has put fear into dozens of former Conservative MPs. Whether
Labour spending review targets defence, NHS and infrastructure under tight constraints
Mace | 11th June 2025 | Policy & Think Tanks, Politics
Rachel Reeves’ first spending review sets out Labour’s fiscal priorities, committing new funds to defence, the NHS and infrastructure projects like nuclear energy and housing. Despite limited headroom and rising borrowing, the review maintains capital investment while restricting departmental current spending, signalling tight fiscal control through 2029 without introducing new taxes.
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If Burnham wants growth, he must start by backing AI and Tech founders and risk-takers, says Liam Houghton
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has an opportunity to make Britain the best place to start and scale a business, argues CEO Liam Houghton.
The continuing political Whydunnit of the murder of Ann Widdecombe
The strangely guilty way that the media, and some politicians have reacted to Widdecombe’s shocking death shows the double standards that can operate when a politician of the
The King of the North Takes Downing Street: Burnham’s Great Purge
The ruthlessness of Andy Burnham’s purge has taken the country back to Macmillan's Night of the Long Knives. Media reaction has been predictably partisan, with the choice of
Reform’s international policy: Farage looking to balance ideals with new foreign policy advisor
To date, Reform is yet to appoint a foreign affairs spokesperson. Jonathan Singh looks at Reform's new approach to international affairs with the appointment of Dr Alan Mendoza
Ann Widdecombe Devon hamlet murder mystery continues as tributes make her a political saint
The death of Ann Widdecombe raises serious questions about the security of high-profile politicians. The shocking episode seems out of Midsomer Murders with the former Tory minister being turned into
Kemi is right to lift the white, Oxbridge fatwa and purge the Conservative party of non-Tories
Overhauling the Tory candidates list is a shrewd political move which will allow her to put her own stamp on the party, and more importantly, shape its future,
Communication: The real engine of Burnhamism
Before he has even begun, Burnham has incisively communicated his plan for the country. As MPs are scrambling for positions in cabinet, his comms team are assembling.
Farage’s bombshell resignation: Strategy or hubris?
Farage says ‘the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions’, but is this his most reckless move yet?
UK’s £4.7 billion Defence black hole: Dan Jarvis is inheriting a defence settlement Britain can no longer afford
Britain cannot afford to fall behind its NATO allies on defence spending, writes Jasset Harlech.
