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‘Negotiating international treaties is no tougher than rolling out of bed’ is how easy some people think it is. They also think that, once negotiated, treaties...

Are you taxed enough yet – you may think so, I would say too much already but not all politicians would agree. It is not just that they keep existing taxes high...

A man rapes a woman. He then rapes another woman. He is then arrested, prosecuted, convicted and sentenced to prison. A rare success we may think when so few of...

Lancashire has seen more than her fair share of political tinkering over the years. Edward Heath created the administrative areas of Merseyside and Greater...

Normally, I enjoy the media when they do their round up of the year as we approach Christmas but, looking back, there was not much to feel happy about...

How MPs spend their time is a regular question that people ask. Prime Minister’s Questions is the big weekly event in routine politics but it can give a...

Reparations and the idea of money owed by the British people to billions around the world has been reintroduced into the political debate by the Labour Party...

As political life stabilises for a short while before the Autumn Statement sets out just how tough things will get over the next few months and years, it is...

It is always good to have a reason to celebrate. England are off to a cracking start in the Rugby World Cup and it was wonderful to see them beat France in...