ITV News obtained exclusive footage of hounds running onto the same track just weeks before. | ITV National News| ITV News
General Elections, Reflections: Part I| The National Party
In the mid-June of 1997, I was in an English Literature class. Our regular teacher was away, and she was being covered for by our Art teacher, whose principal characteristic was his physical resemblance to Gianluca Vialli. He was not an expert on the plays of Arthur Miller. In lieu of critical insight, the class […]| @Number 71
This election feels like a turning point. It's not just about a change in government led by Keir Starmer, but potentially a fundamental shift in how our democracy functions. As smaller parties gain ground and the political landscape becomes more diverse, we may be entering a new era of British politics| NevilleHobson .com
Yvette Cooper warns of intimidation of would-be MPs and volunteers over party’s previous stance on Gaza| the Guardian
There is a new ‘professional, managerial class’ running the party, and it has a complex relationship with the working class, says author Dan Evans| the Guardian
Our system is designed for the powerful to retain control. Participatory democracy and a lottery vote are just two ways to gain real representation, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot| the Guardian
In January, I noted on this blog that – just like one of the RAF’s bombers in 1942 and one of the Natural History Museum’s dinosaur skeletons in 1975 – one of the (Not Very)…| Labour Pains