Sunak might be seen to have more political nous than his two disgraced predecessors, but he’s an ideologically right-wing Tory from the right of the party. The fact that he’s presented as a pragmatic centrist shows how far to the right the party has swung.
In many ways, the Tories’ downfall is not startling at all. Not just because Truss and her predecessor were incompetents, but because the party’s implosion has been brewing for decades, and their problems have much deeper causes.
Labour has demanded to know what access Julio Herrera Velutini was given to the prime minister
A new study from the Lancet shows that deaths from treatable causes have risen in line with increased privatisation spending in the NHS.
Last week’s RWW newsletter will be the last one for the moment, but at least the Tories are getting a kicking.
The Tories are planning on awarding peerages to a number of loyal allies of Boris Johnson.
The Bill also sets up future battles with the European Court of Human Rights.
Right wing attacks on rail unions do not seem to be translating into public opposition to the strikes.
Last week’s newsletter looked at the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, and the coming strikes.
As the right wing advocates for leaving the European Court of Human Rights, is this more a reactionary fantasy than a potential reality?
