Posts by Ben Kelly
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Shambolic Change UK made to look like amateurs by slick Brexit party
Britain is on course to vote in the European Parliament elections in a month’s time. This obviously provides a massive..
By Ben Kelly
Thursday, 18 April 2019
SATs: Labour's plan to ditch school tests will hit the poorest
Most anxiety at the prospect of a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour Party getting into government is expressed through criticism of their..
By Ben Kelly
Thursday, 21 March 2019
Theresa May is a reckless tone deaf populist
Just when you thought Theresa May had lost the plot… she really loses the plot. At PMQs yesterday, she stood..
By Ben Kelly
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
My regrets as a Brexiteer
I supported Leave for a variety of reasons. I didn’t think that Britain fitted well into the EU. I didn’t..
By Ben Kelly
Friday, 15 March 2019
MPs were right to a take a second referendum off the table
The Commons has voted for a Brexit delay but rejected a second referendum. That does not guarantee that Brexit will..
By Ben Kelly
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
A no deal Brexit would be a spectacular act of self-harm
It comes to this. Nearly three years after the referendum and at the end of two years of negotiations, we..
By Ben Kelly
Friday, 1 March 2019
May's deal is now the most likely Brexit outcome
Can you hear that? It’s the sound of gentle back pedalling. It’s Jacob Rees-Mogg writing for the Daily Mail that..
By Ben Kelly
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Chris Williamson scandal shows Corbyn's Labour is institutionally anti-Semitic
After a terrible week, the Labour Party managed to temporarily change the news agenda by throwing a dead cat on..
By Ben Kelly
Saturday, 23 February 2019
Deliver Brexit and the Tories can stay in power
The formation of the Independent Group is one of the most fascinating political developments of recent times and it could..
By Ben Kelly