The deputy leadership frontrunner says “when members’ voices count for something we shift policy”.| New Statesman
Immigrants will be required to meet stricter conditions in order to earn the right to stay in the UK permanently, under a new government crackdown. Labour has announced that a government consultation will be launched on plans to make settlement dependent on paying national insurance, claiming no benefits, learning English to a high standard, volunteering... Read more » The post Immigration crackdown necessary for ‘open, generous, tolerant’ society, Mahmood says appeared first on Politics...| Politics.co.uk
The Guardian newspaper, as we all know, is part of the establishment. And when Your Party is formally launched, we can depend on the Guardian for just one thing, and that is to undermine our efforts to organise a socialist alternative to the rigged capitalist status quo. Today’s so-called analysis in the Guardian is right on point. First, the […]| Thoughts of a Leicester Socialist
Vaccinations were first trialled in 1796 by Edward Jenner, a rural country doctor in Berkeley, in my constituency. He published the results of his work in 1798. Since their introduction, it is estimated that vaccines have saved more than 500 million lives, and they remain the single most effective health intervention ever. The story of... Read more » The post Dr Simon Opher: ‘Reform UK’s vaccine crankery is a dangerous threat to our national security’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.| Politics.co.uk
Reform UK contends fracking would fix Britain’s energy crisis. But here’s the truth: it wouldn’t cut your bills, it wouldn’t keep the lights on, and it would cause a lot of pollution. Even in the best-case scenario, fracking would give us just a few years of gas. And guess what? That gas would be sold on global markets at the same price as gas... Read more »| Politics.co.uk
Reform UK is proposing a “Britannia card” that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets. All fees received would be distributed, “Robin Hood”-style, to the 2.5 million lowest-paid workers in the UK. Reform UK don’t include any analysis […]| Tax Policy Associates Ltd
Reform UK has published its manifesto. They plan personal tax cuts which they say will cost £70bn; however our analysis shows that they’ve miscalculated, and the actual cost will be at least £88bn. Reform UK says it will fund these tax costs with £70bn of savings and additional revenue, but it provides few details. Their […]| Tax Policy Associates Ltd
When Nigel Farage stood up this week and outlined his so-called “plan” for immigration, he didn’t sound like a democrat. He sounded like Vladimir Putin. He called for uniformed officers to raid Britain’s villages, towns and cities, disappearing people off our streets for rendition to countries they may have never even set foot in. No... Read more » The post Ben Goldsborough: ‘Nigel Farage and Reform UK would break what makes Britain strong’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk.| Politics.co.uk
"That doesn't make sense"| Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
Reform UK has gained its first MSP.| New Statesman
Farage previously said politics should be kept out of football| Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
The right has almost always had a disadvantage among women in Britain.| New Statesman
The latest example of Reform struggling with scrutiny has been an interview Dame Andrea Jenkyns did with Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy.| The London Economic
Reform UK spivs are trying to sell the party's latest tax scheme for the rich as a policy to benefit the working class.| Socialist Worker
Reform UK held their 'biggest ever' conference in Wales| Wales Online
Poppy explores why British egotism is misplaced this election cycle, and the reality is that Britain is not void of threatening Trump-like politics| The Gryphon
So, three months on from the General Election of 4 July, Jolyon Maugham KC and his (Not Very) Good Law Project have finally launched their first crowdfunded legal challenge of the Starmer era. It&#…| Labour Pains
