Rebels With a Cause
With the rise of anti-establishment candidates, Sam Glover looks at how radical rebels are becoming mainstream politicians. The radicals are rising. In the past few years, Ukip have won a national election, a backbencher...
Category: UK Politics
Sturgeon’s Silver Lining
After gaining 56 seats in the 2015 general election, the SNP are going from strength to strength. Could they reach an overwhelming majority again in the Scottish Parliament elections? As the date of the...
The Catastrophe of the Commons
Whilst MPs continue to shout and interrupt each other in the House of Commons, Matt Howlett looks at what needs to change to win the public’s interest and trust. In Jeremy Corbyn’s first speech...
Singing from the Same Hymn Sheet
With campaigns surrounding the EU referendum already under way, George Perfect assesses the dangers for David Cameron in his cabinet and party. As the UK’s EU referendum draws ever closer, it appears that David...
Why The Soft Left Has To Get Tough
The soft left seems to have been sidelined after the rise of Corbyn and Momentum. It’s time it found its voice. David Cameron is not a centrist. He is not a moderate and he...
Corbyn Must Go
After the reshuffle, Labour supporter Craig Robertson is nonplussed with his leader’s first few months. I do not have a problem with Jeremy Corbyn’s policies or ideals. In fact, I think his plans for...
Reshuffle: The Best Show in Town
The Labour reshuffle has finally finished. Joseph Ward says it was a true sign of Corbyn’s strength as a leader. On Tuesday, one of the most highly anticipated shadow cabinet reshuffles in history began....
Backward Momentum
The polemics of political groups pose a problem for Jeremy Corbyn. A successful stand is necessary. It is normally the House of Commons that is criticised for its rowdy debates, which are more reminiscent...
For the Love of God
David Cameron and his government often invoke the traditions and teachings of Christianity to justify their actions – Antony Tucker thinks this is both misleading and bad news for politics. This Christmas season saw...
Jim McMahon: Oldham’s Local Hero
Despite poor nationwide poll projections and an increasingly unpopular leader, Labour have won the Oldham by-election. The credit must go to Jim McMahon and his community politics, says Antony Tucker. For all the premonitions...
Breaking through the Lies
The pro-EU campaign is a campaign of fear. It’s high time that these falsehoods were exposed and challenged. As the referendum on Britain’s EU membership approaches, the “In” campaign has begun to employ a...
The Heir to the Ukip Throne
Who do Ukip supporters believe should be the next party leader after Nigel Farage? Aron Taylor conducted a poll to find out. We all thought we would be asking this question the day after...
Can of Worms
With Jeremy Corbyn attempting to restart the moribund debate over the future of Britain’s nuclear weapons, Antony Tucker argues that this will hinder, not help, Labour’s cause. The recent revival of the debate around...
The Façade of Renegotiation
David Cameron has set out his demands for reform of Britain’s relationship with the EU. Louise Randall is less than impressed. After months of tedious posturing from the prime minister where he has allegedly...
Labour Pains
Labour’s infighting threatens to destroy any chance at success the party has. According to Tristram Hunt, the Labour party is “in the s**t.” He might be right, but he’s wrong about everything else. Labour...
The Politics of the Poppy
Poppy or no poppy? Red poppy or white poppy? Joseph Ward examines the politics of a floricultural minefield. Thank God! He is wearing a poppy.” That was the first review I heard of Corbyn’s...
Could Green be the new Red?
The Green Party and the Labour Party have collaborated on cross-party issues and share similar values. With the recent election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour’s new leader, is it time for the two to...
The Regional Rationale
After “English votes for English laws” passed, Antony Tucker takes a look at the “the ineptitude and idiocy” of the idea and calls for a completely federal state. Thursday 22 October 2015 was a...
The Chilcot Report: What is it and what does it mean?
The Iraq Inquiry will be published in June/July 2016. Katy Bennett takes a deeper look at what the report is and what implications it may have. It was announced on 29 September that the...
Full House
By packing the upper house with donors, failed politicians and party supporters, David Cameron is doing more damage to the position of the Lords than any other prime minister. Since becoming prime minister in...
