If you work in Westminster, as many reading this article do, it is hard to ignore a King’s Speech. The streets are closed down and the surrounding areas get tidied ready for a visit from the monarch, who will turn up in
Hats off to Portsmouth North MP, Penny Mordaunt for succeeding where the government has failed in launching not one but three ‘national flagship’ yachts. These vessels will now be commissioned without a penny of taxpayer’s cash to represent His Majesty’s Government overseas.
There has been plenty of snide commentary about Selby by-election winner, Kier Mather becoming an MP at 25, and just slightly less about Charlotte Owen becoming a peer at 30. Raising a thirty year old to the peerage raises questions about exactly
Political mystics have all but written off the chances of a famous fifth term for the Conservative Party. One veteran pollster told me recently that it is difficult to overstate the hostility of voters directed towards the party. It is in a
As the NHS turns 75, three leading health and care research institutes have issued a stark warning that continued quick political fixes to address complex and long-standing issues – from NHS buildings to social care – will risk the NHS not being
Research published this month by Warwick Business School shows a quarter of all state-funded schools in England had no male teachers, with some areas reporting more than half their primary schools lack a single male teacher. It seems men aren’t becoming teachers,
The royals need a rescue plan if we are likely to see the Prince of Wales crowned King with anything like a mandate from the British public. Gen Z is turning away from the idea of Kings and Queens in a big
Nigel Lawson was easily one of the most consequential chancellors of the modern era, only Gordon Brown can claim to have had a greater impact but for quite different reasons. Where Lawson cut tax, Brown redistributed wealth on a scale still not
A new review of the controversial ‘relationship and sex education’ curriculum will get underway soon in response to revelations by a group of Conservative MPs who produced a ‘dirty dossier’ of disgusting sexual content masquerading as educational material. The content contained in
Scientists claim that being married is good for your health, particularly for men, who enjoy a range of better health outcomes through marriage. While marriage brings with it health benefits, for families on the breadline getting wed is quickly going out of
Rishi Sunak surprised many commentators by going out of his way to talk up the role of ‘the family’ in his big new year speech. Alongside his decision to pre-brief a section on British teenagers being forced to study maths, his
There’s no money left in the kitty. This fact will define our politics for years to come and goes a long way to explaining why the Labour Party is so keen to focus on House of Lords reform. It is also the
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Barely anyone has heard of the Family Test. It’s a ghost policy that haunts Whitehall, sometimes seen but never heard of and almost never applied to actual policy decisions. The test was introduced by David Cameron in
The are certain things Britain does well. Old English boozers, Premier League football and some really world–class universities are all things to make the British heart beat a little faster, with patriotic pride. We should add to this list tot TV, television
London. (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Britain has a marriage crisis that was only recently splashed all over the front page of The Times. The national paper of record reported findings from the Children’s Commissioner that the ‘traditional’ family is in sharp decline.
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Family used to be a traditional Tory tune but in recent years it has been overlooked as Johnson-ite ministers have been seduced by splashing state cash. The Conservative Party was never likely to embrace the family under
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Great Smacking Debate . In recent years Scotland and Wales have both banned “smacking” – the use of physical discipline against children – yet England and Northern Ireland have no plans to follow suit. Those supporting