Politics – Page 3 – Tom Harris

The Big NHS Black Friday Sale! Are the Tories Trying to Sell Our Healthcare Service to the Highest Bidder?

Despite what the political commentators might tell you to the contrary, the 2019 UK general election is a war being waged on two issues and two issues alone: Brexit and …

Tom November 28, 2019

UK General Election 2019: What are the Main Parties Saying About Horse Racing and Animal Welfare?

As a lover of both politics and horse racing, natural I’m inquisitive to find out more about what the three main parties would have in store for the sport should …

Tom November 22, 2019

General Election 2019: Why Facebook and Google Are Now the Key Political Battleground

When Bob Dylan sang ‘the times they are a-changing’, he really had no idea of how technology would revolutionise the way we live our lives – positively, mostly, but with …

Tom November 15, 2019

What Can You Expect from General Election 2019?

A confirmed date, a battle cry and a ubiquitous social media hashtag: General Election 2019 is on. As long as it gets the royal seal of approval, the next UK …

Tom October 31, 2019

Brexit, Bloody Brexit: All of Your the Questions Answered

When I committed to writing this weekly column, the idea was to bring to life – hopefully in a readable and irreverent fashion – various aspects of UK and world …

Tom October 25, 2019

Boris Wonder: Brexit Signed, Sealed and Delivered… It’s Ours?

Stick up the bunting and blow up the party balloons: after two years and seven months of negotiations, it appears as though a Brexit deal might finally have been agreed …

Tom October 17, 2019

Boris Johnson and The Week From Hell

From time to time, we all have bad weeks. Sometimes things never seem to go right, and we feel overworked, underpaid and in need of a good nights kip – …

Tom September 27, 2019

What is Operation Yellowhammer and What Does it Tell Us About a No Deal Brexit?

Operation Yellowhammer sounds like the sort of campaign name that a Risk player geed up on fizzy drinks and sugary treats might use as they seek to bulldoze their way …

Tom September 14, 2019

21 Tory Rebels Get the Boot as MPs Defy Boris’ Brexit No Deal Order

There are, undoubtedly, line managers up and down the land that would love the opportunity to sack some of their colleagues on a whim. Sadly, employment law prevents such things …

Tom September 4, 2019

’The Day Democracy Died’: Boris Begs Her Majesty for Brexit Royal Seal of Approval

In the latest installment of a series that could be entitled ‘What Has Boris Done Now?’, our erstwhile leader has shown how easy it is to make friends and influence …

Tom August 29, 2019

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