How London became Labourland – and why we should worry john oxley Labour has painted the town red, but a lack of proper challenge will make governing ineffective, writes John Oxley.
Hunt’s tax cuts are just traps for Labour john oxley Hunt's budget has done little to turn Tory fortunes around, but it will make Labour's job harder, writes John Oxley.
Off-peak Fridays sound fun, but Londoners will end up footing the bill john oxley The mayor's reckless promise of lower fare Fridays is a sign of more disingenuous election politicking to come, writes John Oxley
No PMQs and stop showing off: New Year’s resolutions for political junkies January 4, 2024 With elections coming left and right, John Oxley suggests how to make it through the year as a political junkie, while maintaining your sanity.
Sunak can sign a new deal with Rwanda but it won’t save the Tories at the election December 7, 2023 A week may be a long time in politics, but a year is a surprisingly short time to get things done, writes John Oxley
Bankers’ bonuses are back and the long 2010s dominated by Brexit are over November 2, 2023 There’s a political vibe shift, and the Conservatives are on the losing end of it is Brexit finally exits stage right.
We can’t let delusional section of Tory party derail election campaign October 5, 2023 The Conservatives face a battle between the realists and the denialists in the run-up to the next election but success in campaigning depends on being honest about your chances, writes John Oxley
Our productivity is a problem to be solved by the slackers in the workforce September 7, 2023 There are few things politicians seem to like more than hard work, but it might be laziness to get us out of our rut.
Can the Conservatives ever win back London? August 3, 2023 The Conservatives hung onto a leafy, traditionally blue seat with less than 500 votes, if they can’t convince the suburbs of London, can they ever win its heart? John Oxley on the Tories’ London problem.
Spreadsheet Sunak won’t win an election if he can’t meet his own scorecards July 6, 2023 From stopping the boats to driving down inflation and cutting NHS waiting lists, Sunak has failed to meet his own targets and voters won’t keep believing him writes John Oxley