‘One colleague recalled a conversation Johnson had with Geoffery Cox, the attorney general, during the 2019 Brexit wars in Parliament. The lawyer said to him at one stage “Prime Minister, you just can’t do that”. Johnson replied, ‘Geoffrey, all my life people have been telling me “you can’t do that'' - and I’ve always proven … Continue reading Book Review: The Fall of Boris Johnson
Author: Jay Jackson
Book Review: Northerners from the Ice Age to Now
Jay Jackson looks at Northerners which tells the story of the North of England through the people and events that have shaped it Before we start, a disclaimer… I am a Northerner. It’s probably fair to assume that fellow northerners make up the vast majority readers of this book, because, in the same way I … Continue reading Book Review: Northerners from the Ice Age to Now
“The Lessons that Labour Must Learn” – Book Review: The British General Election of 2019
The British General Election of 2019 (Robert Ford, Tim Bale, Will Jennings and Paula Surridge) By Jay Jackson ‘The British General Election of 2019’ – edited by Rob Ford, Tim Bale, Will Jennings, and Paula Surridge is the latest in a series of 21 books stretching back to the epochal contest of 1945. The 2019 … Continue reading “The Lessons that Labour Must Learn” – Book Review: The British General Election of 2019
Tides of History 