Dominic Cummings's, the prime minister’s special adviser, call for weirdos, scientists and programmers is a breath of fresh and, perhaps, could really spark a flame of diversity in a place known for its drab intake of talent. Although his blog posted job advert has been mocked and forensically criticised – perhaps correctly, as, for example, … Continue reading Dominic’s weirdos
Category: Politics
The genetic NHS
Back in February of 2019, Matt Hancock, health secretary, strongly advocated for the idea of the NHS providing predictive genetic tests for common cancers and heart disease. A sense of threat, however, ensued after his comments and, since then, there has been no mention of such an undertaking by the NHS. Genotyping, for instance, is … Continue reading The genetic NHS
There will be no rescue
The Guardian last week revealed that the Home Secretary, Mrs Patel, personally intervened to prevent the extraction of orphans and unaccompanied minors from Syria. More than 60 British minors, then, have just been consigned to their fate of fending for their survival in a country steeped in a civil war. These children’s minds’ will be … Continue reading There will be no rescue
The pollsters attempt to shift methods
The initiation of a nation-wide election is like the sunrise to statisticians and pollsters. Instead of the quintessential morning coffee, this most peculiar of creatures brews tea and, as a morning exercise, attempts to predict the ways in which the tea leaves will move. Pollsters attempt to use statistics in an effort to model voting … Continue reading The pollsters attempt to shift methods
Austerity is now a pejorative
By Hobhouse. Almost as an aside to this week’s tense parliamentary antics – which included Mr Johnson losing his majority and a vote that would mean a no-deal exit from the EU become less likely – Sajid Javid, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced his party were ‘turning the page on austerity.’ This page should … Continue reading Austerity is now a pejorative
Brexit expectation management
By Hobhouse. The Brexiteers have become exceptional at the process of expectation management. Think back to the Brexit campaign when various proponents of Vote Leave would take it in turns to shout about how much better Britain would be after Brexit and how easy it would all be. ‘There will be no downside to Brexit, … Continue reading Brexit expectation management
Dominic Cummings Unleashed
By Hobhouse Nick Clegg, speaking as the coalition’s deputy prime minister at the time, described Dominic Cummings as ‘loopy’ and a person with an ‘anger management issue.’ Prime minister David Cameron, in 2014, spoke along the same tangent as Clegg when he described Cummings as a ‘career psychopath.’ When heading the campaign for Vote … Continue reading Dominic Cummings Unleashed
Brexit’s Control of the Past
By Hobhouse The Brexit induced Limbo is totalitarian in effect, in that the idea and its handlers continue to erode objective truth. Orwell, writing in 1943 for the Tribune, once opined that ‘the really frightening thing about totalitarianism is not that it commits “atrocities” but that it attacks the concept of objective truth; it claims … Continue reading Brexit’s Control of the Past
Regulating the Sounds Spoken
By Hobhouse. “If you come to England, you must speak English”! This saying has many implications and inherent undertones to it, many of which are often mis thought or simply xenophobic. However, the adage does often garner wide support from “liberals,” conservatives and, of course, the far-right vocalists. Sajid Javid, Home Secretary, said in 2014 … Continue reading Regulating the Sounds Spoken
A Desperate Attempt to Look Tough on Immigration
A desperate whoofed of stench radiated from the pits of the Home Office this past week when they made clear their immigration targets took precedent over the British government’s commitment to human rights. Ken Macharia, a gay rugby player, faces deportation to Kenya, where it is severely taboo to be gay and is illegal to … Continue reading A Desperate Attempt to Look Tough on Immigration
