Nicola Sturgeon,who dramatically quit public life in March last year after eight years as first minister of Scotland,was detained in June. Now her husband has been arrested.
The former firebrand political adviser is enjoying later-in-life acclaim due to his acute political insights and relaxed demeanour.
The Conservative Party has dominated politics for decades with a reputation for economic competence. But polls now show Labour is more trusted with the economy.
IFM Investors,the Australian super funds-owned infrastructure specialist,is back in the UK after signalling it had retreated over British government disfunction.
Might Australia succumb to the perpetual turmoil of British and US politics? A year ago,I was less worried.
The tragedy of this moment is that an opportunity to bring the country closer together has ended up being so fraying.
The true story of white supremacist-turned-informer Matthew Collins is remarkable;so,too,is performance of Stephen Graham,whose struggle is writ large on his weatherbeaten face.
Britain has become Limboland,a nation in which one of its most famous tea-towel epigrams is in danger of becoming a looping incantation:Keep calm and carry on.
Peter Flavel has stepped down following the growing scandal around the private bank’s decision to close the account of the populist politician.
The scandal has attracted the scrutiny of the financial regulator,and on Thursday prompted the UK Treasury to push out new rules that it says will protect free speech.
Could the outrage from Lords about the “spirit of the game” be more closely related to the confused spirit of post-Boris Britain?