The job of president of the United States seems cut out for a lawyer-cum-professional politician profile possessing a degree of charisma and gravitas. There are procedures, protocols and customs to be followed, along with a particular usage of language. Lawyers seem to fit the profile. Our most recent example is Barrack Obama whom the commentators […]
Goodbye Ms. Rudd, Hello Mr. Javid
For those of us who enjoy the comings-and-goings of parliamentary politics, life is quite exciting on the western limits of Europe, in the UK to be precise. Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, has been forced to resign. It was over her denial of the existence of secret quotas at the Home Office for the deportation […]
The Politics of Communication: ‘Sovereignty’ versus ‘Trade’
Political commentators say that luck is an essential part of any political career. But others will reply we make our luck. Indeed, Theresa May must be relieved that the Brexit debate is off the front headlines, and she has an opportunity to communicate a far different image of her leadership than the one the public […]
