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What's right? The rise of the populist right and the snap election

So, it's snap election time in Britain. We have an unelected leader asking for a mandate to force through a ‘Hard Brexit’ whatever that means. We have an opposition leader who is so blind ...

Labour’s manifesto leaked

The Telegraph got their hands on a leaked copy of an early draft of the Labour manifesto. Many are already comparing it to Foot’s famous 1983 manifesto, dubbed the longest suicide note in ...

Labour members expelled over attempt to form anti-Jeremy Hunt alliance

Two longstanding Labour members have been expelled over their efforts to unseat Conservative Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The two members were instrumental in the grassroots movement to form a ...

What does President Macron mean for Brexit?

The campaign for the French presidency revealed a stark fault line on Europe. The openly pro-European Emmanuel Macron called for the EU to be strengthened while the staunchly anti-EU Marine Le Pen ...

Local and mayoral elections 2017: results roundup

If the general election on June 8 can be considered British politics’ “main event” for 2017, then the recent local council and mayoral elections on May 4 can be seen of something of ...

Why is This French Election so Important?

So, it's no shock that Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have made it through to the second and final round of the French presidential election. This campaign has been perhaps the most sensational in ...

A progressive alliance is a once-in-a-generation chance that must be taken in election 2017

It’s already becoming clear that every party except the Conservatives fears the outcome of the impending general election. Even for the SNP, which will no doubt hold on to – if not ...

Arrest over Whitehall terror incident

A man has been arrested in near the Houses of Parliament by armed police in what appears to be a failed terror attack. A witness described seeing two knives on the ground, one of which looked like a ...

Macron Leads First Round in French Election, Le Pen Also into Second Round

CandidateParty1st round Votes % Emmanuel Macron En Marche! 8,656,346 24.01% Marine Le Pen National ...

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