Conservative Party conference: the stakes could not be higher for Theresa May: Prior to Labour’s annual conference, the party navigated (and continues to navigate) the controversies surrounding accusations of antisemitism levied towards the leadership. Such comments led the headlines in many of the major news outlets, both in the UK and abroad. Yet there was …
Chequers plan: why Theresa May’s Brexit blueprint is not quite dead: The informal meeting of EU leaders in Salzburg on September 19 and 20 was not intended to be primarily about the UK or Brexit. The EU faces serious challenges around internal security and migration that come much higher up the list of priorities for …
South Africa in the news: ‘Oh no!’ British PM Theresa May shows off her very awkward dance moves in South Africa: ‘It will be interesting to see how he went in league’ – NRL star on All Blacks phenom Beauden Barrett crossing codes A suburban Chicago girl has received a heart transplant just days after …
Who’s to blame for Theresa May’s meltdown – and where will it end?: When Theresa May gathered her cabinet at Chequers on July 6, it seemed she would face one of three possible outcomes. Perhaps least likely was the Cabinet agreeing on a detailed and realistic plan that would be acceptable to both Remainers and …
Theresa May brought this rotten year on herself – did she have to take the rest of the UK with her?: In politics, it is a truism events can shift, and shift quickly. What a difference a day makes, let alone a week, a month, a year. In 2017, the year following the UK’s vote …
Theresa May’s speech proves she has learnt nothing from her disastrous election: PA/Joe Giddens Whether you are energised and enthused, or sick to death of post-Brexit politics, it would pay to give some attention to the last week of the British two party system’s national tour in Brighton and Manchester. Love it or loathe it, …
Theresa May in Florence: little room and no view: In A Room With A View, a English woman’s life is changed profoundly by a trip to Florence. Whether Theresa May had EM Forster’s classic novel in mind when planning her speech on Brexit is moot, but it is clear that a Lucy Honeychurch-style escape from …
DUP takes £1bn to support Theresa May, but at what cost to the United Kingdom?: Nice work team. The agreement, following the UK general election, between the Conservative and Unionist Party and Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has seen both parties extend their cooperation beyond matters of confidence and supply, to vital questions of …
ELECTION 2017: Theresa May supports return of fox hunting: The Tories will renew a pledge to hold a free vote on overturning the ban on fox hunting, Theresa May told voters last night. Speaking during a tour of the Leeds factory, the Prime Minister said she was in favour of the outlawed activity but MPs …
Theresa May and the art of political forgetting: a special way to use and abuse history: The only thing more overtly political than the production of history is the instrumental and often cynical use and abuse of history by politicians. They are forever legitimising their actions by co-opting history to their side. Depending on requirement, …
Theresa May’s snap election: did she forget Northern Ireland still doesn’t have a government?: When Theresa May called a snap election in the UK, I was reminded of an old truism of British politics: that there is complete lack of interest in what is going on in Northern Ireland. If the prime minister thought one …
A linguist’s guide to the Theresa May Article 50 letter: With the delivery of Theresa May’s letter to Donald Tusk, the European Council president, the UK gave official notification of its intention to leave the EU. The letter not only signalled the legal start of the Brexit process, but also gave the British prime minster …
Theresa May meets Donald Trump: talking up a special relationship to hide problems beneath: British Prime minister Theresa May faces economic shock if London departs the European Union’s single market after Brexit. She needs the salvation – even if it’s distant and illusory – of a US-UK trade deal. She also needs to burnish the …
Kate Bush, Theresa May and the trouble with political partisanship: Red shoes, blue soul? Marion Roper, CC BY-NC Kate Bush has created a stir with remarks she made to the Canadian magazine Maclean’s. Bush explained that she “really liked” Theresa May, who she described as “wonderful” and the “best thing that’s happened to us in …
Theresa May has a golden opportunity to make devolution work – but it must be progressive: Since Theresa May took office as prime minister of the UK in July there has been a great deal of speculation about how – if at all – powers over tax rates and local spending will be devolved to …
How Theresa May’s government can help struggling families: In need of support. shutterstock.com Theresa May has come into office talking about people who are “just managing”, but find life tough. Similarly, then Labour Party leader Ed Miliband talked about the squeezed middle in the build-up to last year’s general election. These are families who are …
Britain’s next Prime Minister is going to be a woman – and Theresa May will prove tough to beat: Now we know. The next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister will be a woman. Following the elimination of Michael Gove from the Conservative leadership contest, home secretary Theresa May will fight it out with the …