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...
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British democracy is crumbling: let’s build the voting system it needs
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...
Get These Parties Started
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...
Conservative Paper Tiger
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...
Purple Reign?
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...
Stitched Up Like a Kipper: The Uncertain Fate of Ukip
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...
Europe: Populists Surge, Leaders Dither
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...
Forget Left & Right: Now is a Time for Change
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...
Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right
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...
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair: The Shakespearean Tragedy of British Politics
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...
Standing By, Not Standing Up
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...
Holyrood’s Rude Awakenings
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...
I support Brexit because I’m left-wing, not in spite of it
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;...
Immigration: Grasping The Rose’s Thorns
The failure of the left to answer public fears around immigration has allowed the right to dominate the issue. Labour has to reclaim both the debate and its lost support, says Antony Tucker. For...
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...
Right Side Up
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...
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...
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...
EU Renegotiation: Is David Cameron losing control?
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...
Let Them Come
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...
