You’re Right, So I Left
Even after Brexit, elections are still won in the centre-ground. The centre can and does hold – as it has since 1945. For a narcissist, Tony Blair had a remarkable knack for understanding the...
Even after Brexit, elections are still won in the centre-ground. The centre can and does hold – as it has since 1945. For a narcissist, Tony Blair had a remarkable knack for understanding the...
Amidst the rapidity of political events in recent months, we must step back and use the results of the 2015 general election to reopen the debate about our voting system. To say a lot...
The United Kingdom needs an entirely new set of political parties to represent the real divisions in today’s society. To the surprise of no-one, Jeremy Corbyn fended off Owen Smith’s leadership challenge, cementing his...
With Labour falling apart, the Liberal Democrats in the wilderness and Ukip searching for a new purpose, the way looks clear for continued Conservative dominance. But the party shouldn’t rest on its laurels just...
With the departure of Nigel Farage and its raison d’être finally achieved, Ukip seems unsure of what to do next. As the party’s factions vie for power, the question remains: what will become of...
Moving from the sublime to the ridiculous, the glory of the referendum victory to Stephen Woolfe’s exclusion from an increasingly fractious leadership election, the coming months without “Our Nige” will seemingly be make or...
Western politics is increasingly looking inwards. This is an alarming development. The continent’s populists are triumphant: Ukip has Brexit, Le Pen’s National Front wants “Frexit”, and Geert Wilder’s Dutch Freedom party are not far from “Nexit”. Meanwhile...
The EU referendum highlighted the true fault lines in British society. Now it’s time for our two main political parties to reflect these. What happened on June 23 was a wholesale rejection of the...
Politics is becoming increasingly polarised. Now, more than ever, we need centrist politics to heal a divided nation. In the wake of the EU referendum it has become clear that radical and unpredictable political...
The return of The Satiric Verses sees Jacob Whitehead explore if Brexit is to be or not to be, if Andrea Leadsom doth protest too much, and if it is soon to be the...
Brexit has shown Jeremy Corbyn to be an elitist seller of magic beans. But for Corbynistas, the sand looks to be a welcoming place for one’s head. Britain is divided, the Prime Minister has...
As the dust settles from Thursday’s Scottish Parliament elections, Ryan Curran looks at how Scottish politics is no longer simply a matter of left vs right, but rather one of nationalism vs unionism. Last...
Eurosceptics are perceived as being right-wing Conservative or Ukip supporters. Sam Glover bucks the trend. I’m not supposed to be a eurosceptic. As a nineteen-year-old, Labour-supporting Londoner, I am the “In” campaign’s core demographic;...
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...
Radical right-wing parties are on the rise in Europe, but they’re not all as extreme as their opponents make them out to be. Marine Le Pen’s Front National topped the polls in the first...
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...
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...
As Europe suffers a “migrant crisis”, Matthew Howlett looks at David Cameron’s promise of a “better deal” for the UK. Will the prime minister be fulfilling this pre-election promise? It’s been four months since...
Ross Baxter makes an appeal for the UK to accept more refugees. “When one man dies, that’s a tragedy. When thousands die, that’s a statistic.” A quote often misattributed to Stalin, but one that...
Ukip’s conference has just ended. Our new writer and Ukip supporter Sam Betley reports on the grumbling lieutenants contemplating open revolt. Is the “People’s Army” about to rebel against its general? Nigel Farage’s Ukip...