You don’t have to look far to see signs of a government that is out of its depth, and a parliament that is failing to hold it to account. With an 80-seat majority our government can do pretty much what it wants and get away with it, which is a bitter irony given that...
Brexit cliff edge more dangerous than ever
It’s hard to believe that something which had dominated our lives for so long – Brexit – has almost completely fallen off the radar. After the shock of the December General Election, and the brutality of losing our jobs and heading home from Brussels in January, we...
Will systemic reform be driven by grief?
Will systemic reform be driven by grief? POSTED BY ALISHA LEWIS | UPDATED 2019-12-16 I know grief. I’ve grieved for a much-loved husband and a wonderful mother. I’ve been through the depths of it. I’m familiar with the hollow, empty feeling followed by the...
A no-deal Brexit is not a ‘bump in the road’ for the southwest
A no-deal Brexit is not a 'bump in the road' for the southwest I genuinely fear that those forgotten people and towns are going to be even more forgotten once we’ve left the European Union – and dramatically more so if we do so without a deal Caroline Voaden Saturday...