The Waugh Zone

Can Sarah Everard’s Killing Spark A Newly Urgent Consensus On Women’s Safety?

Tentative signs of cross-party agreement despite obvious tensions.
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Can Boris Johnson Level With Himself That He Needs To Change The Habits Of A Lifetime?

One year on from his warning of inevitable deaths from Covid, has the PM learned?
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Will Boris Johnson Ever Wake Up To Seeing ‘Woke’ As A Badge Of Honour?

Former minister Caroline Nokes speaks out.
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Nurses Pay May Be Just The Start Of Boris Johnson’s ‘Women Problem’ This Spring

Labour presses that NHS 1%, but the Budget and pandemic have laid bare deeper issues.
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Does Boris Johnson Think That NHS Nurses Are Disposable?

Three unelected figures with three different takes for the PM to ponder.
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Is Boris Johnson Moving The Goalposts On NHS Pay As Well As Covid?

Hints of wriggle room on that 1% pay rise.
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Will The NHS Nurses Pay Row Deflate The Tories’ ‘Vaccine Bounce’?

Fury grows among the staff who are actually delivering the jabs, and staffing Covid ICUs.
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The Budget Is Barely Cold, But Has Rishi Sunak’s Mask Slipped Already?

"Pitiful" NHS pay offer could chill the national mood after the chancellor’s warm words.
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Rishi Sunak Is ‘Going Long’ On Covid Support, But Is He Going Short On The Next Election?

Budget had one eye on 2023 polling day, and Tory MPs know it.
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Will Rishi Sunak Really Be Honest With The Public In His Budget?

Chancellor may not want his signature, or fingerprints, on some consequences of his decisions.
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