So as you may well have heard last night the Russian Government launched what appears to be a full scale invasion of Ukraine, attacking key cities with missiles and moving in ground forces. It cannot be underestimated how shocking this is, and what an upending of the established paradigm it…

Lines There were always lizards on the terrace in the long hot summers. He always thought of them as being like quicksilver, liquid lines racing from one spot to another. They sat and watched each other sometimes, the man and the lizards. He’d sit back in his padded recliner, a…

Election 2019- The Conservative and Unionist Party- The Devil The Tory party has now been in governmental office for nine years, the first five of which it spent in coalition with the Liberal Democrats before winning an unexpected majority in 2015. Over that time period we have dubiously enjoyed three…

Labour head into this election much as they did the last one, at a huge disadvantage. The disadvantage springs from two places, though one more than the other, and both of their own making. The sorry truth is that a combination of these problems is helping them to achieve the…

Election 2019- The Devil, and the Deep Red Sea So the election that everyone and no-one wanted is here. Much like Thanos, it was inevitable. The similarities do not end there. It has caused chaos, intense conflict and has resulted in the near-total destruction of civilised society. In terms of…

So as any of you paying attention will know, tomorrow morning the Miller case kicks off in the Supreme Court. Here’s a few little links and general tidbits on what to expect. The case will be heard before a panel of 11 judges, that’s all the Supreme Court judges, except…

So what does the Government’s defeat tonight mean? Well, it means that the order of business in the House tomorrow is no longer the Governments to dictate, instead, Hilary Benn and his cross-bench colleagues will bring forward his Bill to prevent a no-deal Brexit. The 21 Tory rebels who voted…

Good morning, one and all, yesterday was another massive day in Parliament, and as promised here is my update now all is said and done. The first important business in the house was Boris Johnson’s first Prime Minister’s Questions, always an important occasion for any Prime Minister looking to establish…

So the Hilary Benn Bill has just been passed by the House of Lords, with no amendments. …