OPINION
— As the two words “I resign” have not crossed his lips and he is carrying on as though nothing had happened in a very disturbing way... Has Boris Johnson actually resigned?
OPINION
— As the two words “I resign” have not crossed his lips and he is carrying on as though nothing had happened in a very disturbing way... Has Boris Johnson actually resigned?
UK Politics
— The prime minister’s personal popularity has plummeted but the people who decide how to replace him still can’t agree on a successor.
Analysis
— He hardly has any government ministers and his own cabinet tried to force him to resign. What is going on?
OPINION
— Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid and others resigning now have been complicit in Boris Johnson’s trashing the standards expected in public office. They are as bad as he is. He is their creature.
Indyref2
— If the UK continues down paths that further isolate it from the EU and the wider world stage, Scottish attitudes to the Union may harden. Especially because Boris Johnson is personally very unpopular in Scotland.
Justice
— The public have a right to know what really went on inside the Partygate investigation.
OPINION
— I don’t believe Cassidy Hutchinson intentionally lied on the stand, at all. I believe she testified honestly to what she knows first-hand and to what she heard second-hand.
COMMENT
— Political gridlock across the US federal government has made the country’s supreme court uniquely powerful.
Analysis
— Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 are behind an increasing wave of infections in the UK. The wall of immunity put up by vaccinations and previous infections is not as strong as it once was. So, what happens next?
OPINION
— Boris Johnson and the UK Supreme Court can say no if they want to... Well, we say yes, and we are the people.
COMMENT
— It looks likely the Government will be forced to come clean over companies handed VIP Test and Trace contracts.
Climate Change
— Humanity is no longer in the safe zone. ‘Green water’ is essential for healthy soils and a benign climate, but it’s under threat. Immediate action is needed to maintain a resilient and nourishing freshwater cycle.
OPINION
— The U.S. Supreme Court throwing out the precedent-setting Roe v. Wade ruling obviously draws strong feelings on both sides of the issue.
UK Politics
— By-election defeats in Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield will have shaken some Conservative MPs. If he survives until next year, Boris Johnson will need credible local election results.
COMMENT
— With Angela Merkel gone, the G7 has returned to being a male bastion.
Education
— Many are alarmed by the Government’s new Schools Bill which seems designed to force some children into mainstream education against their best interests.
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