Britain today faces political upheaval on a scale unprecedented for a century, with Labour and the Conservatives both dissolving before our eyes. Yet if the strange death of Liberal England in the Twenties clearly has parallels to today, the most apt comparison may, in fact, be the first age of party politics, the Whig versus Tory “rage of party” of the early 18th century…
Farage’s “Big Ask” May Save Brexit as Johnson Concedes…
Nigel Farage is the face of Brexit. From the start of his political career he’s gone for the “Big Ask,” as his friend Donald Trump would put it, get the U.K. out of the European Union. Everyone in the Western political establishment hates him because of this. Over the past year he has been prophetic […]
The Staggering Hypocrisy of Hillary Clinton…
Today Hillary Clinton slammed the Tories for failing to join the recent pile-on against Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban. In a speech described by the Guardian as ‘stinging’, Clinton said it was ‘disheartening’ that Conservative MEPs in Brussels voted to ‘shield Viktor Orban from censure’. She was referring to the 18 Tories in the European […]
The Tories’ Pointless Brexit Theatrics Wasted Months. Now for the Hard Part…
Eighteen months of bluster, of “Brexit means Brexit”, of “red, white and blue Brexit”, of “no deal is better than a bad deal”. And for what? Brexit, it turns out, means whatever the EU27 want it to mean. The EU has conceded nothing meaningful; Theresa May’s stringent red lines turned out to be easily wiped […]