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...
Category: UK Politics
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...
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...
An Unbreakable Union
Joseph Ward, chair of Norwich Young Labour, argues for the importance of trade unions and the vital role they play in the United Kingdom. I found it rather ironic that the attempt of Conservative...
The Truth in the Timid Tory
The idea of the shy Conservative voter has existed since the 1992 general election. Judging by the latest opinion polls, it would be fair to say the phenomenon still exists. When exit polls...
The Dampest of Squibs
Insipid, imitable, irrelevant – the launch of the “In” group, Britain Stronger in Europe, leaves a lot to be desired. Tired faces, tired arguments – this best sums up the campaign to remain in...
The Race to Succeed: Who’s who?
Stephen McKenzie, a member of the Conservative Party and former Team2015 co-ordinator, takes a look at some of the possible candidates for the future Conservative leadership contest. Conservative Home has George Osborne as the...
Brave Hearts: Scotland Must Break Free
Nicola Sturgeon tells anyone that will listen that a “No” vote in the coming EU referendum may spark another poll on Scotland’s membership of the UK. Filibuster’s Sam Betley spells out the irony of...
