<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 02:56:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Culture and Economy: Myths and the Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Al Murray, a comedian who played the Pub Landlord on ITV2, featured on The Times Red Box Podcast with Matt Chorley to discuss politics in...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/culture-and-economy-myths-and-the-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5221d4ae4a8a0017fa2a0f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:37:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_36ffc6623af24eb99a07f15a623073be~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_700,h_394,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer's Big Tent Springs a Leak]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the key features of Tony Blair’s Labour Party, and later government, was his attempt to create a big tent in the centre of British...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/starmer-s-big-tent-springs-a-leak</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5efdc528070c4f003b28065c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2020 12:42:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_4293a9088ac7421e8c0214415f3b707f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blame The Media and Chase the Science]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicising Experts: Cast your mind back to 2016, Britain was about to have a referendum, who knows what for. Anyway, a bright-eyed...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/blaming-the-press-and-chasing-the-science</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eab1f4720a24f0017187edb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:58:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_89d406a78209438588ede2baa7f0ecc3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press, Paywalls and the Price of a Coffee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twitter is awash with self-righteous journalists and clapping darts players, Keir Starmer is Labour leader and social distancing has...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/press-paywalls-and-the-price-of-a-coffee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8db9a444d4250017247046</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 22:49:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_ea4e1a750de34c2ea608da88fb9c931f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_860,h_516,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Challenges for the Prime Minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[As far as COVID-19 preparations have gone, the Prime Minister has repeatedly been accused of failing to prepare adequately. It was...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/two-new-challenges-for-the-prime-minister</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e865a318bcf3e0017a8e270</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:24:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_92308c24b3de4f1da6e723f12000a9e4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_930,h_564,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dom's Bizarro Blog Kicks off the 'Roaring Twenties']]></title><description><![CDATA[The roaring twenties are upon us, and in preparation for reforming the civil service, Chief Adviser Dominic Cummings has begun...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/dom-s-bizarro-blog-kicks-off-the-roaring-twenties</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e0e9be8580d85001795a477</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:36:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_1673047725d24eec9fc11315ea923d7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_777,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Stand-Out Political Moments that Defined 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[31/12/2019: Twitter has been jam-packed full of galaxy brained word-salad explaining our political situation; so i'll save you that this...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/five-stand-out-political-moments-that-defined-2019</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e0b3b559536040017d44ec8</guid><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 13:10:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_da1cef763c444686a3ceb72fc19fddda~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_823,h_624,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debatable; Boris vs Corbyn (BBC Debate and Final Weigh in)]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC One-on-one: Corbyn's Last Stand Presented by Nick Robinson, the leaders' debate began with the coin-toss winner and Labour leader...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/debatable-boris-vs-corbyn-final-bbc-debate-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5df01c94af552b0017d3dd52</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2019 23:51:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_287069d32b2847dbbba8104d9d65f608~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_405,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debatable; Scotland in Westminster]]></title><description><![CDATA[STV had their leadership debate on Tuesday, presented by Scotland Tonight’s Colin Mackay. I was fully prepared to make a joke about how...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/debatable-scotland-in-westminster</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dea3c919f5e0000172e6003</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:48:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_12e209d7a9354adbab094ba58897f100~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_741,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debatable; All Publicity is Bad Publicity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC’s Leadership Debate: 29/11/19 The BBC, as with Channel4, left the invites open to the leaders of all of the major political...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/debatable-all-publicity-is-bad-publicity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5de6636d12a105001887b648</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 09:00:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_1629275717864d5d99b485f03dd10bf4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debatable; A Brutal Reality-Check or Blissful Ignorance ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil vs Corbyn: A Brutal Reality Check for Labour Just as Comrade Corbyn, having made a decent go of the Question Time Leader’s Special,...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/debatable-a-reality-check-vs-the-bliss-of-ignorance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5de1869ccc725c0017385f1d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2019 21:24:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_348e042cc044449e9d07418a046e4f21~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debatable; Tories hold lead but always one ‘gaffe’ from disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been a week of narrative-heavy political debate, lavish announcements and lacklustre commentary. At the time of writing this...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/debatable-tories-hold-lead-but-always-one-gaffe-from-disaster</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ddff368064f3d002e92a605</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 09:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_6562331d52ad4a7d90b3e7ddac67bd56~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_944,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOT THE LAUNCH THE TORIES HOPED FOR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunday The Prime Minister appeared on Sophy Ridge on Sunday who confronted him repeatedly about his failure to leave the EU on the 31st...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/not-the-launch-the-tories-hoped-for</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ddff369406af800171b61ce</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2019 11:00:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_52e9c55bc18f453294b9077d7c8c6c61~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_828,h_505,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Signpost on the Endless ‘Road to Brexit’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we hit yet another ‘final deadline’ to leave the EU, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, far from dying in a ditch, has been granted his...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/another-signpost-on-the-endless-road-to-brexit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ddff36a41a480001727aa32</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:00:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_4514cd91e50644808f8a096fbfc54a7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_671,h_509,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s What Parliament Wants From Super Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Super Saturday is upon us and I’m sure we will all have the Brexit we deserve. Every party will be going into parliament with their ideas...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/here-s-what-parliament-wants-from-super-saturday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ddff36ad38afe002d7de823</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 15:34:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_7ffbfcde279d4d8e96d986493d3e85b2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_799,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Media Mispotrayal of a Not-So Complex Position]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labour left has long protested about bias in the mainstream press. It has been one of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s key strategic...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/media-mispotrayal-of-a-not-so-complex-position</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ddff36b5c4c590017e6c1d2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_cf7ca6b5cd384bb6beebe8ea164f47e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_792,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political Purgatory: What Makes a Lib-Dem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Andrew Watson First published on CityLiveGlasgow Last week saw MP’s return to the House of Commons following the Supreme Court ruling...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/political-purgatory-what-makes-a-lib-dem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ddff36b9a9211002d86e56f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 19:30:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_48a7982b8eb548b38e1172b027190641~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Bad Week for Boris]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the government’s decision to prorogue parliament was unlawful. This meant that Prime...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/a-bad-week-for-boris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ddff36c881686001724d509</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 10:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_b38beb1db9dd4e3dbd1a0b915de44989~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_820,h_550,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BREXITAMANIA (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bug)]]></title><description><![CDATA[BrexitaMania, commonly referred to as Brexit Bug, is an infectious disease caused by prolonged exposure to issues, facts and...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/brexitamania-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bug</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ddff36d064f3d002e92a606</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2019 09:59:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_d7dbdbd02cd44a8386b2edc78fda41a4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_700,h_394,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE BREXIT MASTERPLAN: A Public Relations Nightmare]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the strategists, analysts and journalists run around Whitehall trying to solve the mystery of the genius Brexit strategy of Prime...]]></description><link>https://methilsp.wixsite.com/mysite/post/the-brexit-masterplan-a-public-relations-nightmare</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ddff36d3dcbf9001720bcdc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:00:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6d398_6334c2190920488f848787b2f9a21e8e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Liam John</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>