Monday, 20 May 2013 20:33

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By Mark McNaught
 
It is the night of the long knives for David Cameron, after 114 backbenchers revolted and voted in the Commons to express ‘regret’ that an in/out EU referendum bill was not included in the Queen’s Speech.

It is clear that Nigel Farage and UKIP have put the fear of God into the Tories, and Faragisme (pronounced with a French accent, because UKIP has a thing for foreigners) will be a dominant force in Westminster for years to come. 

Sunday, 19 May 2013 16:37

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By Max Crema - reproduced courtesy of ScotsPolitics.com
 
In the tightly controlled and pre-tested world of politics it’s not often that an event occurs which doesn’t fit into a narrative. A company will go bust and left-leaning papers will decry deregulation while their counterparts demand more. A speech will occur, a bill will be passed, a by-election will be won and you can easily predict the media packaging and allegiance for each event.
 
However, sometimes the narrative doesn’t fit.