The Waugh Zone

Will 2021 Be A Year Of Pyrrhic Victories For Keir Starmer?

As the Labour leader prepares for his first Budget face-off against Rishi Sunak, tax and other issues are circling.
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Will JVT's 'Don't Wreck It' Message Be Heard By The Chancellor Too?

Variegated map of UK suggests behaviour change needed from politicians not just the public.
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Can Keir Starmer Persuade The Public There’s A ‘Right Time’ To Increase Taxes?

Labour leader under pressure, but can his "partnership with business" avoid the tax/spend conundrum?
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Why Teachers Won’t Get Fast-Tracked In Boris Johnson’s Covid Vaccine Rollout

Key workers not high risk enough to defy scientists’ age-before-occupation priority list.
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Immunity Passports Are Back On The Agenda, But Can Boris Johnson Persuade His MPs?

Blair says they’re "inevitable", but that only fuels backbench suspicions.
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Boris Johnson Is Finally Being Cautious, But Has He Really Changed?

PM strategy admits uncertain levels of vaccine protection and impact on transmission.
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Is Boris Johnson’s March 8 School Reopening Date Really Slip Sliding Away?

PM under pressure from Tory MPs but parents too. He won’t ghost them, will he?
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Seeing A Close Relative Will Feel Like The Best Holiday For Many This Spring

Easter, not the summer, is the pressing issue for the PM.
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'You’re Not Going On A Summer Holiday': Will Boris Johnson Really Sing That Tune?

Matt Hancock ultra-cautious because of new variants, but the PM may prefer sunlit uplands.
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How Long Will Travel Quarantines Remain In Place?

Quiet minority of MPs wonder if the hotel plan will actually work
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