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BoJo Sticks the Boot In: Will England Really Boycott the World Cup?

Ah, Boris. Never before has the foreign secretary shown such a basic disregard for, erm, international relations than the man who looks like Donald Trump has been put through a …

Tom March 24, 2018

Vladimir Sticks the Putin: What Conflict Over Poisoned Spy Could Mean for UK-Russia Relations

When Winston Churchill was questioned about Great Britain’s involvement in World War II, he delivered the tub-thumping, chest pounding speech that featured the immortal lines ‘we shall fight on the …

Tom March 16, 2018

Shock and Awe: The Greatest Upsets in Cheltenham Festival History

With Theresa May planning a ‘robust response’ to the perpetrators of the poisoning of Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, now is probably a good time for us to …

Tom March 9, 2018

The Absolute Beginners Guide to the Cheltenham Festival 2018

For the uninitiated, Cheltenham is a quiet market town towards the west of England. It is a quaint place to spend a couple of days with a loved one. If …

Tom March 2, 2018

Tories Rule Out Customs Union as Brexit Talks Get Spicy

Brexit means Brexit, as the oft-repeated bon mot to verbally bash Leave voters states. It’s a fairly empty statement, but one which the Conservatives have been trying manfully to live …

Tom February 23, 2018

Boris Bangs the Drum as Brexit Approaches One Year Warning

When Boris Johnson gets wheeled out of cold storage and is given a platform to address the nation, you know it’s time to strap yourself in, grab the popcorn and …

Tom February 15, 2018

EU Leak Casts Fresh Doubt on Brexit Conscious Uncoupling

With all the smoke and mirrors that has been deployed in these Brexit negotiations, with David Davis and Michel Barnier creeping around like ninjas in the shadows and communicating in …

Tom February 9, 2018

Faugheen Returns with Much to Prove in Irish Champion Hurdle

It has been a quiet few weeks on the political front. As has been the custom for the past 18 months or so, there has been very little movement with …

Tom February 2, 2018

No Stamp of Approval? Can the Stamp Duty Cuts Revitalise the UK Housing Market?

Tick tock, tick tock. The 99.9% of you who are aware that it is now January 2018 (I do worry about the 0.01% of you) may also know that means …

Tom January 19, 2018

Out with the Old, In with the New: Cabinet is Reshuffled…But Has May’s Grip on Power Loosened?

In this column just one week ago, I pontificated upon the possibility that Theresa May might be considering a reshuffle of her cabinet ministers in an attempt to elbow Jeremy …

Tom January 12, 2018

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