February 17, 2021

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The gestures of jesters – Labour’s £15-an-hour pledge is the abdication of government

THERE ARE TWO ways to fight elections. One is to pose sincerely an alternative vision for the country, to contest the throne of government and

Jonathan Stanley February 17, 2021

Why ‘Contagion’ lingers around the Covid pandemic like a bad smell

BASKING in the glow of the UK government’s successful vaccine rollout, Matt Hancock recently admitted it was a Hollywood film, Contagion, that inspired him to buy

Alex McCarron February 17, 2021

Scotland’s lucky not to be suffering like Northern Ireland – but it’s no thanks to the SNP

REMEMBER how the SNP asserted that Scotland should have a relationship with the EU mirroring Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal? Whatever happened to that argument? It’s

Owen Polley February 17, 2021