Reflections on Empire, Papacy and States
10 May 2025
What Does David Lammy Mean by a State?
9 May 2025
Ethical scepticism refuses to let the perpetrator of a gross injustice off the hook and evade accountability just because the alternatives may be worse. Ethical sceptics should have no confidence in Boris Johnson.
Boris Johnson faces a vote of no confidence among his own MPs today after the threshold for triggering a Tory confidence vote was hit following the lockdown Partygate scandal and its aftermath.
Former Supreme Court Justice Jonathan Sumption has weighed in on Partygate to say it exposes both the moral deficiencies of Boris Johnson and that those writing the lockdown rules clearly didn't believe their own hype.
Boris Johnson is guilty of misleading the House of Commons and, even more seriously, of putting the lockdown laws on the statute book in the first place, framing them in such a way as to criminalise everyday interaction.
While the Government is keen to 'move on' from partygate, the public can hardly move on from the lockdowns when we've been misinformed, taken for a ride and then taken to the cleaners by the partyers in No 10.
Why has Boris Johnson appointed as a new top civil servant an NHS manager whose stint in strategic restructuring was criticised as lacking clear direction, evaluation or benefit?
Keir Starmer faces a police investigation into his lockdown curry, after repeatedly demanding Boris Johnson should quit for breaching rules.
Boris Johnson has been accused of having “instigated” a Downing Street party, as Tory MPs claim he could face a fresh coup attempt after the May elections.
The Government official in charge of drafting the Covid laws has been found guilty of... breaking the Covid laws. Why did these bureaucrats want us to obey laws they knew were completely pointless?
‘Partygate’ has distracted attention from the dire inflation statistics published today. Prices are now rising at an annual rate of 7% – the fastest rate in 30 years. And lockdown is to blame.
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