It’s not about balance

How do you balance work and home life? It’s about compromise, it’s never 50/50 at anytime. It’s compromising and flexibility. It’s giving to Caesar to Caesar that which is Caesar’s and to God what’s God to God. Most importantly, keep it moving.

The Third Suicide Note: Wes Streeting, Peter Mandelson and Labour’s Eternal Civil War by Lawson Akhigbe

There is an old rule in British politics: when the Labour Party finally reaches power after years in opposition, it immediately begins searching for inventive ways to destroy itself. Some parties govern countries. Labour often behaves like a travelling Shakespearean troupe performing betrayal scenes for internal audiences. The first great Labour suicide note was the …

The Party That Came to Power With a Plan and Stayed With a Policy Review by Lawson Akhigbe

I. The Starmer Paradox: Elected on Change, Governing on CautionThere is a peculiar art to promising transformation and then delivering institutional inertia with a fresh coat of paint. Keir Starmer has, so far, mastered this art with remarkable consistency.Labour won an electoral landslide in 2024, but the strategy that got them into power has proven …

“Steal Today, Appeal Tomorrow, Chill Forever: The Class of 1999 Playbook.”

Peter Odili's case stands out even among other 1999–2007 ex-governors (the "class of 1999") from Nigeria's return to civilian rule, many of whom faced EFCC scrutiny for massive alleged looting in oil-rich or resource-heavy states. The common pattern: huge allegations during or right after their tenures, followed by prolonged legal delays, political shielding, plea deals, …