Posts by Mark Fox
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Notre Dame is more than a building and it will rise again
Paris and the world awoke on Tuesday morning to the news that although Notre Dame Cathedral had been badly damaged..
By Mark Fox
Saturday, 30 March 2019
Theresa May should call a General Election to break the Brexit deadlock
There’s a very interesting received wisdom around Westminster that a General Election is unlikely. What would it solve? Mrs May..
By Mark Fox
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
If you want Brexit to happen, vote for May's Withdrawal Agreement
The next 48 to 72 hours at Westminster are going to be exciting and meaningless, wearying and enthralling. But come..
By Mark Fox
Friday, 22 March 2019
Justin Welby charts a bold new course for the Anglican Communion
Since becoming the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013 Justin Welby has been all action. He has needed to be...
By Mark Fox
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Cameron and Clegg's idiotic reforms to parliament are making this crisis worse
Everyone at Westminster is very cross and very tired. Senses of proportion and perspective have been jettisoned in favour of..
By Mark Fox
Friday, 15 March 2019
Parliament is doing its job and it is a magnificent sight
As we stagger out of another week of Brexit drama, and before we stumble into the next one, let’s take..
By Mark Fox
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
A new Elizabethan Settlement is needed to sort out Brexit
Four Hundred and Sixty years ago this year the Elizabethan Settlement was born in “The Revolution 0f 1559”. Queen Elizabeth..
By Mark Fox
Thursday, 7 March 2019
Elegant Parisians can teach Londoners a thing or two about cycling etiquette
Paris is as beautiful as it is congested by traffic. Cars hoot, honk, and jostle their way through the crush...
By Mark Fox
Monday, 25 February 2019
No deal Brexit is a myth
Brexit is consuming Westminster politics. The big parties are fracturing in ways that were unforeseen. The gulf between government and..
By Mark Fox