On the Couch: Lord Digby Jones
Lucy talks to businessman and cross bench peer, Lord Digby Jones, about what should be in the Budget, windfall taxes, and whether the electorate have become infantilised.
Lucy talks to businessman and cross bench peer, Lord Digby Jones, about what should be in the Budget, windfall taxes, and whether the electorate have become infantilised.
James Forsyth has come on board as Sunak’s political consigliere – and things are looking up.
Parliament, the Civil Service, the Conservative and Labour parties: all the wells have been poisoned and British public life is now a zombie ambiance.
The embattled Cabinet Secretary managed to emerge from past scandals remarkably unscathed. But his luck may have run out.
While the PM has had a good week, there is no complacency in Labour ranks. They are refusing to be carried away by the polls.
At the beginning, Bernard seemed an improbable disciple yet he held a record for his dedication to Thatcher. A great public servant has passed.
With a commanding Labour lead in the polls, some of the party’s bigger hitters who lost their seats are heading back to the Commons.
Politicians have always lied to the public. Now they are lying to themselves.
Tony Blair understood that one thing above all else is the key to dominating a government: momentum. Sunak should take note.
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