Surely the SNP can do better than Ian Blackford?
The party’s Westminster leader seems to belong to a different era to the Nordic-lite social democracy pursued by Nicola Sturgeon.
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“Pestminster”: catchy, witty and utterly shameful
We've become exhausted and jaded by a parliamentary culture so degraded we coined a word for it.
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The Palace of Westminster is falling down, just like our political system
We are close to a real chance for reform. It is being caused not by pamphlets or seminars, but the…
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Rishi Sunak’s expectation management
Ahead of the spring statement, a Chancellor desperate to return to small-state conservatism is playing down his ability to address…
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Why is anyone surprised by China’s influence in Westminster?
What seemed like good business has opened an insecure post-Brexit UK to exploitation.
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Will voters punish the Conservatives for blocking Owen Paterson’s suspension?
Maybe no one cares about parliamentary procedure. Maybe it matters anyway.
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Commons Confidential: Matt Hancock can run but he can’t hide
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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From fuel to inflation to Universal Credit, a cost of living crisis is brewing
Rising prices and slashed benefits might not help Labour win the next election, but it still works to Keir Starmer’s…
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