Salmond’s acquittal makes a bloody SNP civil war much more likely
The former First Minister is a diminished figure, but could still be a potent leader of the Nationalists’ fundamentalist wing.
Britain moves nearer to a full quarantine. Now watch for the moves to isolate Johnson.
The perils and volatility that the Coronavirus – that ultimate leveller-down – brings with it suddenly endanger last year’s near-landslide winner.
The persuasive case against the claim that there is mass ‘panic buying’
A supply-chain shock poses similar problems when it comes to feeding the nation, but it says something very different about the British people.
A sunset clause should apply to the Government’s emergency powers bill after a year
One can see why the Government wants and needs to act. But what seems the right thing now could be the curtailment of our freedoms in years to come.
The rights and wrongs of the Government’s treatment of the self-employed
The Chancellor should make further provision for them. But the vast though necessary expansion of state spending will need emergency powers-type checks.
We’re urged to revive the spirit of the Blitz. But the Britain of World War Two didn’t always pull together.
“Winston Churchill is a bastard” – criticism, scrutiny and vulgar abuse are part of living in a free country.
Can Lewis really deliver equal and proper protection for veterans of the Northern Irish campaign?
To deliver on his promise to the House of Commons, the Secretary of State will need to overcome deeply entrenched attitudes in his own Department.
Sunak needs a big, big, bigger bazooka
So said a cross-section of Conservative MPs today – and rightly. They grasp that even the unprecedently statist package he’s announced is only a start.
What’s the Government’s real record on testing?
Comparing the country’s testing rates to those of Bahrain and South Korea can be misleading.
The prospect seems remote. But is National Government on its way?
One can conceive of Ministers seeking an all-party public front, and Labour objecting to responsibility with no power.
Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Johnson steps forward as the leader of a National Government
To the astonishment of those who see him as an incorrigible buffoon, the Prime Minister looked and sounded unremittingly sombre.
Is Sunak being dragged in the direction of a Universal Basic Income?
Some form of the scheme may be necessary as an expedient. But beware: nothing lasts so long as the temporary.
The Chancellor’s statement. A firm second step – but he must go further to deliver “whatever it takes”.
The most significant part of his announcement was talks with employers and unions “to urgently develop new forms of employment support”.
The list of MPs over 70 who have been “strongly advised” against social mixing
12 Labour MPs, 11 Conservatives and one member of the SNP will be impacted by the new guidelines
The Conservative Spring Forum in Harrogate has been cancelled
The Liberal Democrats had already pulled their own event, and it was only a matter of time until the Party followed suit. A refund of registration fees is available.