AS we claw our way out of post-election analysis and, in the case of the SNP, post-election shock, there is one thing we can all agree on – we are in a new era of politics.
BEWARE of the sheep in wolf’s clothing. This could be the mantra of UK politics these last few years as whole host of characters have stepped centre stage into the drama of Brexit, Covid and climate change.
IT is rather ironic that the UK Government is employing behavioural science in their new “shock and awe” Brexit preparation campaign.
IN the midst of this horrific pandemic, the suggestion that anyone is taking advantage of the situation for constitutional purposes rings hollow as certain governments battle to save lives and take big decisions on public safety.
NOW that Dominic Cummings has reappeared at Number 10, it will be interesting to see if his experience of the symptoms of coronavirus has changed his perspective on this global pandemic. From what we’ve witnessed so far, it would seem that Cummings isn’t much of a fan of humanity. It’s not his style.
WHAT has Boris Johnson got planned for Scotland in 2020? If his party’s contemptuous behaviour towards Scottish MPs in the House of Commons is anything to go by, I’d wager it’s not going to be pretty.
IT seems Tory HQ has sent out a message to their foot-in-mouth ministers – “Mum’s the Word’”.
HAVE we reached peak tabloid Johnson yet? From challenging the law to telling porkies to the Queen , has our populist PM broken one taboo too many for the British public? Last week started with two different stories which in their own ways suggested strains between the Royal Family and the Prime Minister.
IN our not so brave new world, traditional political divisions have been blurred by Brexit. With Labour and the Tories hardly distinguishable on the greatest constitutional crisis of our time – both parties dogged by a raft of resignations and competition from the new Independent Group – old political divides between right and left have all but disappeared.
