Nico Johnson
Nico Johnson consults for McMillan Vantage, and was formerly a political advisor to Canada’s leader of the opposition. Originally from the United Kingdom, Nico now lives in Montréal, QC. He posts at @NicoJohnson00
Carney’s French lessons
The Canadian PM is tripping up on state-imposed bilingualism
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
Taylor’s Version of feminism
Taylor Swift’s marriage is less a retreat from feminism than its logical conclusion
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
A police school for scandal
Is it any wonder there’s a two-tier policing controversy when officer training is focused on political correctness?
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
