Cummings and goings
Andy Munro comments on Dominic Cummings and the reaction so far.
Labour and the election: no Big Idea, no shared future, no narrative
Will Mapplebeck, a Tyneside political commentator, reports on the outflow from the election.
Brexit wreckage: The merry go round that’s gone mad
Richard Lutz scrapes through the shattered remains of Brexit-land to find any signs of anything …except madness.
Just a little bit
“I have treated the EU with nothing but respect,” claims Theresa May. Steve Beauchampé thinks otherwise.
Must do better
Steve Beauchampé chides the BBC over its coverage of Labour’s anti-semitism row.
Kismet, Hardy
Brian Donaldson talks to comedian Jeremy Hardy.
And if we tolerate this…
Steve Beauchampé calls for the media to take Conservative racism more seriously.
Jeremy Corbyn pays tribute to UB40 at anniversary gig
Approval from the many for Brummie legends.
Jeremy on Jeremy
Brian Donaldson talks to comic Jeremy Hardy.
The rights and wrongs of Mr Will Mapplebeck
Will Mapplebeck looks back at his looking forward.
Hard Labour at Brighton Rock
Will Mapplebeck survives the Labour Party Conference as delegates enjoy the surf at New Dawn-by-the-sea.
Youthquake and the ballot box
Will Mapplebeck explains why the changing face of Britain should frighten the Conservatives.
When Corbo comes to town
Will Mapplebeck went to a Corbyn rally. Here’s five things he learned.
General Election 2017 – Fox hunting
Steve Beauchampé goes Fox hunting, on a Watson Watch, but doesn’t think June will be the end of May.
General Election 2017 – Peace Policies and Foreign Follies
Steve Beauchampé on the need for strong and stable government.
General Election 2017 – Corbyn goes on the attack
Labour leader says he’s not a pacifist and runs down cameraman to prove it. Steve Beauchampé reports.
General Election 2017 – The no policies policy
Aside from a couple taken from other parties, do the Conservatives have any policies asks Steve Beauchampé?
Letting Jeremy be Jeremy might be a bad idea
Will Mapplebeck wonders aloud about Jezza and his inability to find the killer comment.
General Election Week One: Where are the Tories?
Steve Beauchampé reviews the campaign’s opening week.
PMQs- It’s a joke and this is how it should change
Prime Minister’s Questions is nothing more than cliche time in Parliament, says political commentator Will Mapplebeck.
In the bleakest of mid-winters
Try and stay positive… because things are set to get a lot worse in 2017 suggests Steve Beauchampé.
2017: Migration to continue, Murray to win big and Brexit, Brexit and more Brexit
Will Mapplebeck doles out his predictions for the new year.
He’s on a journey, folks
From New Labour to new leftie, who does Owen Smith think he’s kidding asks Steve Beauchampé?
Just another man in a smart suit
Owen Smith – remind you of anybody? asks Steve Beauchampé.
Open goal – Corbyn misses
Steve Beauchampe suggests what Jeremy Corbyn could have said to a beleaguered, battered and beaten David Cameron in Parliament this week.
The Day of the Outsider
Is the dominance of the big guy numbered? Alan Clawley hopes so.
Votey McVotefarce
Why vote? They’ll just ignore you says Steve Beauchampé.
Looking beyond our Ken
Steve Beauchampé doesn’t much like Ken Livingstone, John Mann or the policies of successive Israeli governments.
The wrong thing to do
“Don’t do stupid stuff” was Barack Obama’s foreign policy advice. The British Government clearly wasn’t listening, writes Steve Beauchampe.
Minor threat
Labour’s new leader threatens only the British establishment, but the Tories threaten much more important things than that, says Steve Beauchampé.