The Waugh Zone

Will Boris Johnson’s Chaos Theory Of Leadership Catch Up With Him?

Growing disruption sparked by Delta variant takes shine off ‘Freedom Day’ run-up
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Boris Johnson’s Next Headache Is How To Pay For The Pandemic

Follow the money, and it leads the PM to some very tricky decisions
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Is Boris Johnson’s ‘Big Bang’ Just The Levelling Down Of England’s Covid Protections?

PM attempts the biggest privatisation so far: the privatisation of government responsibility
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Can Keir Starmer Use Batley To Bounce Back Against The Tories?

Conservative complacency offers an opportunity, but MPs now want follow-through
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What Level Of Covid Deaths Will The Public Be Prepared To Tolerate This Summer?

It's not just Boris Johnson who ought to be asked that question
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Do Boris Johnson’s PMQs Show He Just Can’t Handle The Truth?

Slippery over snog-gate. But lies, damned lies and child poverty statistics a worry too
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If Catch-Up Schooling Is The PM’s Pandemic ‘Legacy’, Why Is There No Urgency To Fund It?

Ex-education recovery czar makes a quietly devastating case
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Is Sajid Javid The Ministerial Interchange Boris Johnson Needed?

New broom at the Department of Health, but not a new face around the cabinet table
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Will The Ridiculing Of Matt Hancock Spare Him Or Skewer Him?

Sheer clamour for answers about his conduct may make job untenable
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Can His Two-Jabs-And-You're-Outta-Here Policy Help Boris Johnson Save The Summer?

PM and Shapps sounding cautious, for good reason.
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