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Welcome to my weekly update no.352 Last week we had the surreal spectacle of a Kings Speech written by a Prime Minister who will almost certainly not be in office to deliver any of the bills it contains.

Welcome to my weekly update no.351Big changes across Surrey in the local elections – and potentially even bigger ones in Westminster as Keir Starmer struggles to stay in power. With bond yields surging, it is unfortunately beginning to feel very 2022…
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Welcome to my weekly update no.350 Big geopolitical events happening but with Westminster now in recess, most of the focus has been on the forthcoming local elections.

Welcome to my weekly update no.349Funny old week…we had the worst of British politics last week with the  Mandelson scandal and then on Sunday the best of Britain with a London Marathon that saw a new world record. I guess the motto is never give up! 

Welcome to my weekly update no.348Fireworks in Westminster yesterday with a disappointing performance from the Prime Minister. But snuck in - so it wouldn’t get noticed - was an incredible and welcome u-turn: mobile phones are to be BANNED from schools!

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Welcome to my weekly update no.345This week there are real concerns in Westminster that the Iran war is turning into a situation beyond anyone’s control, with huge security and economic implications.

Welcome to my weekly update no.344As the war in the Middle East dominates the news, the ramifications in the UK are huge: energy prices, defence spending and the fractured US relationship are all massive issues for the political parties.

Welcome to my weekly update no.343Westminster today has just a whiff of the Iraq war arguments of two decades ago but if Blair was (in retrospect) too keen to get involved, now we just appear to be sitting on the fence.