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First Past the Post and The State of British Politics

If there is one thing on which we can all agree, it is that the divisions in our society have grown substantially since the Brexit referendum in 2016. While there is a great appetite for change in British politics, one need only look at the First Past The Post voting system and career politicians found in Westminster to see why...

Published on 11 Jun 2019

Trump's State Visit is a Sad Indictment of Brexit Britain

The diplomats will say we have no choice but to cosy up to Trump. Perhaps that is the UK's sad new reality, says James Dilley.Where lies the limit of the UK’s alliances? That is the question being asked by many in the UK today as Donald Trump continues his extended state visit. Trump and his gung-ho approach to politics needs...

Published on 04 Jun 2019

The Battle of Peterborough

Peterborough is the stage for an all-out political fight. James Clarke takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the campaign over the weekend. It was 10:21am on a sunny Saturday in Cathedral Square, Peterborough, when the confrontation began. The charge was led by half a dozen turbo-charged mobility scooters, pimped out in party flags and aggressively driven by a guerilla force of...

Published on 03 Jun 2019

The two-party system is crumbling before our eyes

The political system itself is breaking apart - and fast - before our eyes. Throw your rules and assumptions about voting patterns out of the window. Brexit has ushered in an entirely new era of politics. Ciara Murray offers her analysis. The latest YouGov Westminster voting intention polls have reflected the results of the European Elections. The Liberal Democrats and...

Published on 31 May 2019

The Long Read: How David Cameron Could Have Stopped Brexit & The European Far Right...

London resident and member of the New York Bar John Nucciarone breaks down where the UK’s European strategy went so wrong. David Cameron’s negotiations with the EU in early 2016 were both rushed and amateurish. Discussions should have commenced under his first mandate and the obtaining of emergency breaks on free movement within the European Union should have been made...

Published on 30 May 2019

A Job is no Longer Enough to Save You From Poverty

Jobs are no longer a route out of poverty: Getting into work is the best route out of poverty for families in the UK. At least, that’s the line the British government takes. The cabinet seems very proud of the fact that the national employment rate, currently 74%, is at its highest ever and unemployment, at just 5%, is at...

Published on 29 May 2019

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First Past the Post and The State of British Politics

Trump's State Visit is a Sad Indictment of Brexit Britain

The Battle of Peterborough

The two-party system is crumbling before our eyes

The Long Read: How David Cameron Could Have Stopped Brexit & The European Far Right...

A Job is no Longer Enough to Save You From Poverty