I recall with a mixture of pride and sadness the extinction of the Leicestershire coal industry. Coal is a finite commodity, and it was therefore inevitable that the mines and the communities they ...
Jeremy Corbyn. The current Leader of the Labour Party and the person who has called on us all to vote for him in the upcoming election. However, we are left to ask the question who is Jeremy Corbyn? ...
Labour’s manifesto, to be released later today, will pledge to nationalise the multi-billion pound water industry. On the face of it, it sounds like it might make sense. Dig a little deeper, ...
In a matter of hours, the NHS was effectively placed on lockdown with computer systems being held ransom and further machines powered down to prevent the spread of malware. Critical patient ...
Since the Conservative's victory in 2015, Brexit has changed the face of British politics tremendously, which means come June 9th, we could be witness to the most impactful election in years. Theresa ...
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 ...
The leader of the opposition has landed a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump and current Prime Minister Theresa May in a speech earlier today.
Speaking at Chatham House, the Labour leader ...
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 ...
The progressive alliance has its many supporters, and its many failures. Dotted within its history are a handful of successes, but they have often been as murky as the democratic argument for ...
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 ...
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 ...
Students could play a key role in next month’s general election, if new figures are to believed. Traditionally, students either haven't registered or haven't turned up. Labour is set for a key ...
I’m no fan of Tim Farron or the Lib Dems. Coalition was probably a positive for me- my gripe isn’t that they’re desperate for power, but rather that they are desperate not to be in ...
I saw the rather good Party Election Broadcast by the Lib Dems on the TV last week. Bad news, beyond election results, seems to still break overnight. Finding out resigned, disappointed and worried ...
The rapidly approaching 2017 general election has already been dubbed “the Brexit election”. Many assume that Brexit will be the decisive issue in the campaign. A recent poll by ...
David Ward, the former Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East, has been sacked as a General Election candidate, Tim Farron said earlier today.
Ward lost his seat in Bradford East in the 2015 ...
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 ...
The Lib Dems have been making some impressive grass roots gains of late. Their surge in membership and council election victories since the 2015 election and, more dramatically, since the Brexit vote ...
When Theresa May called a snap election in the UK, I was reminded of an old truism of British politics: that there is complete lack of interest in what is going on in Northern ...
Before Alexey Navalny was released from jail on Monday, a staged “student demonstration” was making headlines to spoil his public return. Navalny, the unofficial leader of Russia’s ...
While you might expect more pomp and circumstance surrounding such a momentous occasion, the triggering of article 50 has been a largely stale affair. Despite attempts from news outlets to jazz it up ...
The UN isn't just the preserve of the world's most respected governments. It is easy to forget that the world's most troublesome states are also actively involved in the UN, and easy to assume they ...
Every Christmas and every Easter we have a new viral story. People desperate to find evidence that there really is a wild conspiracy against white Christians generally invent one, publicise it, and ...
Police confirm 40 injured, the attacker and 4 others dead in Westminster terror attack. The injured include French school children, five South Korean tourists- including a 63 year old woman- and ...
Read more: Police update on Westminster terror attack
It doesn't happen often in Russia, but police have agreed to investigate a case of potential voter fraud from last September's elections. Yegor Tratnikov, a candidate who lost his race ...
Stephen Colbert of the Late Show sat down with some experts to find out how much Trump's border wall might cost.
After wading through the vague promises and claims regarding the wall, they ...
We are much less rational than we imagine. We British are not acting rationally these days about some of our big national choices. When foreign friends ask me with incomprehension about Brexit, I say ...
I’m writing this at 03:45 BST, with my reactions to the first Trump v Clinton debate.
My immediate verdict?
Trump was wholly defensive the entire time. He persisted by telling various ...
Unpublished
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque egestas urna quis nisi viverra, a cursus nisi feugiat. Sed felis enim, faucibus quis sem accumsan, varius bibendum erat. Sed molestie ...
Read more: Voters vote for prat
Twitter has closed part of its analytics function, and no one seems to know whats going on. For years, if you had a website you were able to create 'Twitter cards' which displayed a small preview of ...
Read more: Twitter ditches key feature
Picture the scene: You are at a dinner party. The guests are drawn broadly from your own social circle and the conversation is flowing. As the night goes on, the debate on a ...
Before anyone gets angry about the EU referendum I'd just like to say I'm firmly in. Any Brexiters amongst you should feel free to disagree, you're entitled to your opinion as it's a democracy we ...
Read more: Why I'm voting to Remain in the EU
The Republican Party is imploding right before our eyes. Having defied political gravity by maintaining a consistent lead in the national polls throughout the course of the last nine months, it is ...
Read more: Kasich: The last hope for the GOP
Wednesday’s debate between a wide assortment of GOP contenders left plenty to be desired. That is if you tuned in expecting a highbrow policy discussion. Policy proved off-topic for Trump et al, as ...
Read more: Thoughts on last week’s GOP debate
Who is Ben Carson? This the question perplexing unsuspecting politicos across the globe as the race for the GOP nomination heats up. World-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, and subject of his own ...
Read more: The man who would be king
Nigel Farage has claimed £15,000 a year from the European Union to fund an office that cost only £3,000 a year to run, according to The Times. Farage has claimed The Times 'wilfully' mislead their ...
Read more: Nigel Farage Accused Over Expenses
http://youtu.be/MRZp0cBewIMHillary Clinton has hinted that she may run for president in 2016 telling an audience in Arizona she is considering "all kinds of decisions". (Source ...
