Articles tagged Brexit:
Tory MPs Go To War Over John Hayes 'Utter Cock' Knighthood
- 24 Nov 2018
It’s no secret that the parliamentary Conservative Party is riven with splits over Europe, but when Tory MPs start laughing uncontrollably about government decisions and taking little notice of government whips, you know it is a government in trouble. Yesterday Downing Stre...
Theresa May is Trying to Deliver a Brexit That No One's Happy With, Apart From Her.
- 17 Nov 2018
A version of this article first appeared in Friday’s London Evening Standard It’s almost as if Alastair Campbell has been advising Theresa May. When Tony Blair was ever in political trouble, he adopted a “masochism” strategy. He let voters beat him up. And it worked. Yeste...
If It's a Choice Between This Awful Brexit Deal and Remaining in the EU, This is What I'd Do...
- 14 Nov 2018
I’ve been debating with myself since last night whether to write this, but in the end I have to, otherwise I become just as supine as those Cabinet ministers who will no doubt find yet another reason to cling onto their jobs today and not do what their consciences tell them th...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 64: Herding the Brexit Cats
- 13 Nov 2018
Each Monday night on LBC we covene a panel to debate what we think is going to be one of the big issues of the week. Sometimes we have panellists that no-one has ever heard of. Sometimes we deliberately invite younger pundits. On Friday my producer, Sophie, and I agreed that B...
The Consequences of Keir - Could He Now Be Reshuffled?
- 25 Sep 2018
Sir Keir Starmer may have had a bit of a moment this morning when he was cheered by Labour conference delegates for going off script and making clear his view that any future referendum could include the option of remaining a member of the EU. But might it turn into a somewhat...
WATCH: Interview With Triggernometry
- 29 Jul 2018
This is an interview I did recently for the triggernometry podcast and Youtube channel. It’s 70 minutes long and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The interviewers are two comedians, Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster. We talk about my career, the power of radio, the NHS, immigratio...
Why EU scepticism doesn’t equate to Europe-scepticism
- 18 Feb 2018
In some respects, life in the limbo between the UK voting to leave the European Union and ‘Brexit’ itself has engendered some unfortunate habits in discourse. As a radio host, I’ve done my best to ask questions that challenge prominent figures from all parties who hold...