The prime minister has come to a new agreement with Brussels. But the question is whether he can get it through the UK parliament.
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A vague list of ideas for a government that doesn’t really want to see this parliament run its course.
The deal put forward might win the prime minister support at home but Brussels also has to get on board.
The world faces a collision between facts and alternative facts – so how do experts get their message heard over the din of fake news?
Division among the opposition parties continues to play into Boris Johnson’s hands.
Satire can skewer a pompous or corrupt politician. But history shows it can also popularise its targets.
If he can sell this plan to Brussels, it’s game changing – but that’s a big ‘if’.
Behind the showman, there is a very real strategy.
A look at his published writing shows the prime minister has ramped up the rhetoric as Brexit has approached.
The humiliation of asking for a Brexit extension could be a price worth paying to get an election.
Use of the words ‘traitor’, ‘surrender’ and ‘betrayal’ have increased inside parliament but everyone outside needs to watch their language too.
Sadly, politicians have been trying to turn the public against judges for a very long time.
The UK court decision against Boris Johnson’s move to prorogue, or suspend, parliament could set an important precedent for Australian governments that try to do the same thing.
The United Kingdom pretty much did what it wanted in the EU. That it chose to pursue a national agenda of austerity and neoliberalism has nothing to do with Europe.
Does this mean the prime minister lied to the Queen? And could he face personal repercussions?
Based on current trends, the UK could be heading for a hung parliament.
His prorogation was ruled unlawful, but that won’t stop the prime minister playing the populist card.
The complex mechanisms behind the pictures we see.
The risk of “pathocracy” is always close. And once entrenched, difficult to dislodge.
Boris Johnson fails on six scores of inspiring leadership.
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