The State of the Nation
During the September Parliamentary Recess...
I spent three weeks in the US. In that time there were great hurricanes, a societal fight over bending the knee, and a terrorist murdering 58 people and injuring 515 more.
Any one of these disasters would be a defining story for the time I was in the country; but all of them . . .
#RiggingMotion
Last year, I wrote a piece on the steps that the Conservative Government were taking to reduce opposition here in the House of Commons and tonight, we see one more massive block in the wall.
Despite losing the election and, their Parliamentary majority, the Conservative Government has voted to grant itself majorities on Commons . . .
"ANTIFA!"
-Donald J Trump, President, United States of America
I don't know if anyone else has picked up on this newest outburst by the President but, at his most recent rally in Arizona, he yelled out this phrase, "Antifa!".
For those who are unaware, Antifa is derogatory phrase used by fascists to describe their opponents. The name is literally short for, . . .
Charlottesville
Just before I was I was about to go to sleep I made the mistake of going through Twitter. Believe it or not, I had not looked at the social media app all day. Unfortunately, I came across this. I have not been under a rock the past few days, I have seen the abhorrent acts in Charlottesville.
I saw the pictures of people marching down . . .
Taking Back Control
The Power of the Executive
A little over a year ago the UK voted to leave the EU.
Fifty-two percent of Britain voted against membership in the European Union and tens of millions celebrated, "taking their country back". 
They celebrated the beginning of leaving the European Union. A legislature which has been characterised by Brexiteers as . . .
Hiatus
but I'm back now.
So I went away for a while, in case you hadn't noticed, a couple of things have been happening since my last post.
I haven't posted a blog since the Westminster attacks. Since then a General Election has been called and ANOTHER attacked occurred in Manchester which has sparked more baseless accusations against Muslims with . . .
The attack at Westminster
No one wakes up in the morning expecting to be involved in an terrorist attack
but, when you work in Westminster and, see the high threat level on the annuciator everyday, you know that it is always a possibility.
I first noticed a problem when Lindsay Hoyle, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, suddenly suspended the . . .
Cover image credit: http://Christopher Mullins-Silverstein
