Articles tagged Diary:
ConHome Diary: Have we Got Leaking Whips & Why I Have Been in Prison
- 17 Nov 2017
At the weekend I went to prison. Luckily only for a couple of hours, but it was an experience nonetheless. The only time I’d been inside a prison before was to visit someone who was serving 25 years for murder. He wanted to write a book when he came out. For various reasons it...
ConHome Diary: Not a Priti Week
- 10 Nov 2017
On a personal level it is always sad to see a political resignation. I’ve known Priti Patel for the best part of twenty years and she’s one of those people who by nature is an optimist. She always has a twinkle in her eye and is very good company. However, I’ve always thought ...
ConHome Diary: When Someone Sexually Harassed Me (Spoiler - It Wasn't An MP)
- 3 Nov 2017
There I was, minding my own business, when suddenly this man approached me. He stood in front of me and without so much as a by your leave, stuck his hand right down my trousers. Now, this happened a long time ago, and before you ask, no it wasn’t an MP. At least I don’t think...
ConHome Diary: The Overblown Reputation of Mark Carney, Why John Simpson Has Broken BBC Impartiality Rules & Feeling Sorry for Jared O'Mara
- 27 Oct 2017
John Simpson has never been one to shy away from his own sense of self-importance. After all, he single-handedly took Baghdad, I seem to remember. On Tuesday he decided he was a big enough name to totally ignore his employer’s guidelines and took to Twitter to denounce Brexit....
ConHome Diary: Wotcha!
- 20 Oct 2017
If there is to be a reshuffle before the budget, expect it to happen next Monday. I’m not saying there will definitely be one next week, but if the Chancellor is to feature in it, surely it couldn’t happen within a month of the budget. Again, I’m not saying the Chancellor will...
ConHome Diary: Interviewing the PM, Reshuffle Speculation & Corbyn's Momentum
- 13 Oct 2017
I think enough has been written over the last forty-eight hours about my phone-in with Theresa May on LBC. But here goes anyway. Firstly, all credit to her for doing it. She’s the first prime minister since Tony Blair to do a radio phone-in outside an election period. These th...
ConHome Diary: A Strange Wednesday in Manchester
- 6 Oct 2017
It’s just gone midnight on Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Normally I write this column on a Thursday morning, but given the day that’s just been gone, I thought I’d put pen to paper now rather than wait until the morning. It’s been one of the oddest days in party conference...
ConHome Diary: These Cabinet Spats Must Stop, Otherwise Corbyn Walks Into Number Ten
- 29 Sep 2017
Make no mistake, if Labour wins the next election we’ll see the most hard left policy platform ever experienced in Britain. The devil in me would be fascinated to see what would happen and discover how quickly the whole house of cards would fall apart. But the patriot in me is...
ConHome Diary: Missing the LibDem Conference, Overseas Aid & Why Justice for Grenfell
- 15 Sep 2017
Sometimes you look at the way government works – or doesn’t – and you scratch your head in bewilderment. It has been revealed that any money we provided to Caribbean Islands to help them rebuild after Hurricane Irma cannot come out of the International Development budget, it h...
ConHome Diary: Can Jacob Rees-Mogg Ever Become Speaker?
- 9 Sep 2017
Arms sales are worth about £8 billion every year to the Uk economy. All arms exports have to be licensed through the BEIS Department and have to be signed off by the Secretary of State. Arms exports are a controversial subject and understandably so. Opposition politicians take...