Theresa May and press coverage
As I watched Theresa May’s final Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday I was struck by how hypocritical Parliament can be. PMQ’s usually demonstrates how base, childish and tribal our political...
View ArticlePoverty is everyone’s business
In 2017, Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s newly appointed senior advisor addressed the perception in some quarters that the Tories did not care about the poor. He said, “That is what most people in...
View ArticleWayne Rooney and a gambling epidemic
On Monday, the BBC’s Panorama programme aired Addicted to Gambling during which reporter Bronagh Munro highlighted the huge problems society faces with gambling compulsion. Featured on the programme...
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Corbyn and the Sun – ‘Twas ever thus
[5 minute read] In the middle of a week in Westminster politics where Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost three key votes, overseen the expulsion of 21 of his Conservative Party colleagues and, by...
View ArticleHonesty and Dishonesty in the Houses of Parliament
[6 minute read] When I begin teaching my yearly undergraduate course on politics and propaganda, one of the first questions I ask the cohort is: why are our politicians considered to be so...
View ArticleAll political careers end in memoirs
Thus far conspicuous by his absence from the Brexit debacle that some would say is partially a result of his decision to call a referendum in the first place, former Prime Minister David Cameron has...
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Greta Thunberg and Climate activism
In hindsight if not actuality, not so long ago the day to day business of politics was relatively mundane. Of course, all governments have their periods of personnel change, scandal and legislative...
View ArticleGeneral Election 2019. Some early thoughts…
So here we are, then. Prime Minister Johnson has his heart’s desire – after months of a volatile and dysfunctional premiership characterised by lost Commons votes, broken promises and in party...
View ArticleA terrible week for the Tories as Labour go for the mainstream press
Despite the fact that the General Election campaign did not officially start until Wednesday with Prime Minister Johnson’s visit to the Queen and the dissolution of Parliament, it’s fair to say that...
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2020 Vision: Forecasts for the year ahead from Cardiff University School of...
Four small words; the future of journalism. What should we expect to see making a dent in our profession over the 12 months ahead? What does social media have in store for a likely devious US Election...
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