Yesterday a dedicated public servant, a humanitarian, and a mother of two was brutally murdered on the streets of her constituency. Jo Cox was a rising star in Westminster, and in the Labour party, ...
The Leave campaign has argued that membership of the EU limits the sovereignty of Parliament. But is this true? And what does it mean to be "sovereign"?
In advance of June's referendum on the ...
On 23 January 1593, at the age of 40 and having been a convinced Protestant all his life, King Henri IV of France, renounced his faith and became a Catholic. He did this with the (possibly ...
Read more: Well Worth a Mass
Since David Cameron transformed the Conservatives into a moderate, “compassionate” party, Labour has faced two blockages to electoral success: its perceived credibility, and its appeal to ...
This article was also published in Rob Francis's blog In the 1960s and 1970s, the British government forcibly expelled around 2,000 residents of Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean, in order ...
Read more: Jeremy Corbyn and the Falklands
The 2015 General Election was the election when housing came to the fore. In the run up to election and in the months following, it became increasingly clear that Britain is in the grip of a housing ...
Read more: Will Cameron's Starter Homes Solve The Housing Crisis?
With the recent supposed “constitutional crisis” in the news, George Osborne’s budget has been put to question by both the Lords and the public. His dreaded Tax Credit cuts, amid a ...
We may be weeks away from Remembrance Sunday, but a great deal has been written today about Jeremy Corbyn and a poppy. Will he wear red, or will he wear white? There is even talk about a Labour ...
A Corbyn victory could end the Labour party, and set the wider labour movement back decades. Part of the following article is based on the fact Corbyn’s electoral strategy is fundamentally flawed, ...
Read more: The Nasty Party?
While the rest of us have been distracted by the Labour leadership mess, it’s easy to forget that the eventual winner won’t be running against David Cameron. Cameron has already committed to ...
Read more: The Conservative Leadership Contest
Margaret Thatcher once stated that one of her aims was to weaken or even end the trade union movement. She did almost have her way if it wasn’t for Tony Blair winning power in 1997, however at this ...
Read more: Jeremy Corbyn and the end of Trade Unions
There is a common misconception driving much of Corbyn’s support amongst Labour members. To many it seems obvious that those that don’t vote would unquestionably vote for Labour under ...
SITE Intelligence has hit the headlines again. In the wake of yesterday’s shootings in Chattanooga Tennessee, we’ve found out that the shooter Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez had a blog which was ...
Read more: Who are the SITE Intelligence Group?
Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour Leadership contender. has published an ‘Equality Policy’ which commits to some interesting, straightforward, yet quite radical employment ...
Read more: Jeremy Corbyn’s – ‘Equality Policy’
If there’s something you feel strongly about, you should do something about it. I’ll often be heard telling people that. However, how you try and change things matter; so many turn to vigilantism ...
The Government seem intent on drafting a British Bill of Rights. Obviously, such a Bill must include freedom of expression, freedom from discrimination etc. Indeed, it seems inevitable that all of ...
Charles Kennedy passed away yesterday. He was a giant of liberal politics in the UK, and well respected by all involved in politics. He stood down as Lib Dem leader in 2005, after leading the party ...
In the wake of the general election, there has been a lot of talk about the ‘quiet Tory’. It makes sense; frankly admitting to voting Tory would be a social death sentence for some, and ...
Chuka Umunna formally withdrew from the race to become Labour leader earlier today. As odds on favourite to win, his withdrawal leaves Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham as the bookies choices to ...
Read more: Chuka Umunna withdraws from Labour leadership race
#WeNeedPR This article was originally published on @UKGE2020’s site.
You may say it is a campaign I am running.
I love numbers and yes they can be interpreted in any way you wish. The ...
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A major problem for the Labour Party is the split evident between Scotland and England/Wales. Indeed, in the General Election it was clear that the anti-austerity message of the SNP had appeal to the ...
Read more: One ‘United Kingdom’
With opinion polls suggesting that the General Election is too close to call, there is a real possibility that the election could be decided by the Russell Brand’s of this world. Indeed, people ...
Read more: A voting lottery
Dr Peter Jepson has given us permission to re-publish this article on Great British Politics. He is the editor of LawsBlog.co.uk, a UK based blog that's really worth a read. You can see the article ...
Read more: Job sharing for MP’s
Labour have struck a political goldmine, it seems. Their promise to remove the ‘non dom’ tax loophole has made brilliant politics. The shock announcement has forced the Tories to loudly and ...
Read more: Miliband's Great Non Dom Gamble
I’m going to warn you in advance, this article will be a bit of a rant. Health tourism has become an election issue. The assumption is that the only way we can deal with people entering the UK ...
Read more: How to deal with health tourism
So it's here, the national event which takes place every 4 to 5 years which splits households, friendships and workplaces up, the General Election. For me this is a new experience as I have only been ...
Read more: My Predictions for the General Election
This May, Britain votes in the most important election in decades. It isn’t the electorate’s fault that it also happens to be the least inspiring election in at least a generation. We will head ...
Read more: The Most Important (& Dullest) Election in Years
Whenever I go anywhere in public, I have to wear a badge. It's a white 'B' on a blue background. I suppose it looks kind of similar to the blue 'Parking' symbol, except a slightly different shape. I ...
Read more: Shame On You
David Cameron’s decision not to take part in the televised election debates unless the Green Party is included is the wrong one. His crying out about ‘fairness’ is falling on deaf ears. Why ...
Read more: TV Debate Drop-out
The kaleidoscopic nature of international politics dictates that the world’s attention is constantly being torn from crisis to crisis. Towards the backend of 2014 our screens were filled with ...
Read more: Our abdication of responsibility
Jeremy Thorpe, former leader of the Liberal Party, died earlier this month. He led his party from the wilderness back to political relevance. He turned down Heath in early 1974, when a hung ...
Today Britain heard two speeches from Ed Miliband at Labour’s annual party conference. Which depends upon one’s political ...
Read more: The tale of two speeches
You’ve probably heard of Britain First. On the surface they seem to be one of the biggest social media movements Britain has ever seen. Most of us will have encountered them on our ...
The beleaguered NHS has been under-fire once again. I say once again- in reality our health service is almost never out of the spotlight. This time it has been heavily criticised for refusing to ...
Read more: The NHS- society's whipping boy?
Before this article properly begins, I would like to state that this is not an article that praises Labour leader Ed Miliband as a whole. I am critical of how he became leader of the Labour ...
