Tag: Boris Johnson

In the UK, there is very little to stop a leader who doesn’t care to comply with unwritten norms

Restoring the institutions’ credibility and regaining the trust of the population require shying away from complacency

Boris Johnson continues to insist the public cares more that he ‘gets on with the job’ than what happened in Downing Street over lockdown. But he may be

By Jan Arden

Polling trends suggest more letters could make their way to the 1922 Committee

Change can only come from the people. We above all need to cut loose from the shackles and trappings of a banana republic

  Social influencers vie for public attention in a crowded market place. This makes the bold and the ruthless even more likely to opt for strategic dishonesty if

The test of patriotism must also be applied to government policies and style of governance. Is it patriotic to favour nepotism and appoint the coterie or the party

The government cannot bury its head in the sand. The present Covid-19 situation in the country is untenable. We need to urgently fix it

A greater, shared sense of individual and collective responsibility would definitely allow us to better enjoy our freedoms. If anything, this pandemic has revealed how weak we are

The Electoral Commission says there are “reasonable grounds to suspect an offence or offences may have occurred”.

We can either be cynical, which will happen if we are ignorant or overreact emotionally to the harrowing pictures that are doing the global rounds. Or we can

By Dr R Neerunjun Gopee

Governments have not been elected to hide things from the people. They must govern in a transparent manner

  The absence of trust in a nation’s leader and government jeopardizes an effective response to a health crisis. It also creates a political crisis, a loss of