Getting to vote for the first time should be an exciting experience for a politics student, but not for me in 2024. Filling out a postal vote in the Labour safe seat of Rawmarsh and Conisbrough brought me no enthusiasm as to who I could positively vote for. Inevitably, it went to the Greens, placing […] The post The New Left Party is a F****** Mess first appeared on The Badger.| The Badger
This really is an extraordinary headline, for multiple reasons. Because what actually IS “the rise of Reform”? ? The only thing “the rise of Reform” can possibly mean here is “more and more people choosing to vote for, or express their support for, a particular lawful political party in a democracy”. Why are we supposed […]| Wings Over Scotland
Perhaps the key graphic from last night’s by-election in Caerphilly is this one (green means Plaid Cymru in the context of Wales): In the end, Plaid won pretty comfortably in what had been predicted to be a very tight contest between them and Reform, with a majority of almost 4,000. But Plaid aren’t going to […]| Wings Over Scotland
Last month, when half a football team of armed police ambushed and arrested comedy writer Graham Linehan at Heathrow Airport for a couple of tweets, we said this: Today, even more swiftly than we thought, this happened: Rarely can a hand have been overplayed so badly. Fans of free speech owe a huge vote of […]| Wings Over Scotland
Rhodri ab Owen, Managing Director of Camlas, writes on the recent by-election in Caerphilly: how the result is a bolstering cause for hope for Plaid Cymru, how it has dealt a blow to Reform UK, and why Labour may 'face a total wipeout' in May.| Politics UK
On Wednesday 22nd October, Ruth Jones, Labour MP for Newport West and Islwyn, joined Fatima Kamara, Chair of the 1987 Committee, for an ‘In Conversation’ webinar hosted by Chamber UK and Politics UK. Their discussion spanned Welsh and national affairs, health, the environment, immigration and economic growth, and Jones provided a refreshingly honest, open and personalised perspective on current affairs.| Politics UK
When the Chancellor stepped up to the despatch box last Autumn to deliver the first Labour budget in over 14 years a clear statement of intent was made: to| Politics UK - The Home of UK Political News
From Your Party to our movement.| Roger Hallam
Once again, protestors across the UK are being arrested en masse for political protest. Their right to do is profoundly British – and must be protected| Roger Hallam
The migration minister is hawkish on protecting Britain’s borders – but rejects Reform’s politics of division| New Statesman
On Thursday 11th September, Chamber Group, Curia and UKAI heard from Councillor Barbara Murray, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, at the Get Britain Growing: North West Conference and Dinner, at Aintree Racecourse, where she spoke of her city’s diversity, cultural impact, and economic growth.| Politics UK - The Home of UK Political News
A terror attack on a Manchester synagogue killed two and wounded four others| New Statesman
Once again, protestors across the UK are being arrested en masse for political protest. Their right to do is profoundly British – and must be protected| Roger Hallam
The media may have created the habit, but it is now part of our national consciousness| New Statesman
A former Labour councillor has been charged on a count of blackmail over last year's scandal that brought down a senior Tory MP.| Express.co.uk
Pre-conference pressure means the policy could be abolished next week. But why has it taken so long?| New Statesman
An anonymous memo has been doing the rounds among Labour backbenchers which bears implicit contempt for the party leadership.| New Statesman
A wave of emergency pre-conference motions have called on the Labour leadership to recognise what is happening in Gaza as a genocide| New Statesman
Brownfield building sounds too good to be true – and it is| New Statesman
With luck and careful management, the Prime Minister should get through Labour conference without political disaster| New Statesman
The Scotland Secretary on his political comeback, taking on the SNP, and the crisis in Labour| New Statesman
Jeremy Corbyn was always the accidental leader. The 2001 anti-Iraq War campaign had transformed him into the Left's figurehead and pole of attraction. Following some serious self-sabotaging missteps by Team Corbyn, can he now get it right with Your Party? The post Will accidental leader Jeremy Corbyn fire up Your Party? first appeared on Anna Chen.| Anna Chen
George Abaraonye’s messages celebrating Kirk’s murder sparked outrage. But at Oxford, students are more sympathetic| New Statesman
Don’t ruin a student’s life over a tasteless comment| New Statesman
Your Party is tentatively open to a Green alliance.| New Statesman
Reform UK's party conference had to fight a major Government reshuffle for attention this weekend| Politics UK - The Home of UK Political News
Bristolians will find out today who will run Bristol City Council for the next four years after casting their votes in yesterday's local elections| Bristol Live
The Tory leader has fumbled yet another easy catch.| New Statesman
The climate activist movements that follow Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil must face complex questions of power, decision making and culture head on.| Roger Hallam
There were outraged protests outside the Bell Hotel as the ruling to evict its asylum seekers was overturned.| New Statesman
A proposed scheme could raise £32bn.| New Statesman
Can the PM reconcile politics and principle over the ECHR?| New Statesman
Reform’s radical plans for mass deportations won’t make anyone safer.| New Statesman
With its local MP preparing for No 10, Clacton has won the argument.| New Statesman
Jess Phillips needs to decide what matters more, the sector that nurtured her career, or women’s lives.| New Statesman
Corbyn and Sultana’s left-wing alternative is slowly emerging. But tensions persist.| New Statesman
Speaking to the New Statesman, he tried to negotiate the fallout of his predecessor’s new book.| New Statesman
Nigel Farage is preparing for a summer offensive on borders and security.| New Statesman
Opinion has shifted in the UK as Israel's war in Gaza grinds on.| New Statesman
Over the weekend, pressure mounted on the Prime Minister from his own party.| New Statesman
This blog considers two recent papers on the dynamics of scientific research: one in Nature and one by the brilliant physicist, Michael Nielsen, and the brilliant founder of Stripe, Patrick Collison, who is a very unusual CEO. These findings are very important to the question: how can we make economies more productive and what is the […]| Dominic Cummings's Blog
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Britain is better off without the do-nothing rich.| New Statesman
If, like me, you’ve spent a lot of your life in progressive/liberal circles, it’s easy to believe that any kind of authoritarianism is “unnatural”, alien to normal, healthy human behaviour. Sometim…| Magistra et Mater
Government needs to be totally rethought if the UK is to fill the “gaping holes” in its military preparedness.| New Statesman
Here’s a virtual toast to your flourishing in 2025. But more so than any other year, our wishes should not just be from person to person, but rather wishes for societies – and the society of societies, global humanity. I haven’t felt so gloomy about politics, broadly defined, in a very long time. A genocide is happening while all of us can see it, and mainstream politics and society tries every trick possible to rationalize and justify what is happening. Our politicians are failing to g...| Crooked Timber
This isn’t about “dictating” to people – it’s about helping them start the families they dream of.| New Statesman
In his last Commons performance, the former prime minister showed a new side to himself.| New Statesman
The UK is falling short of its net-zero targets, needing urgent action across industries, as the government faces key recommendations.| A greener life, a greener world
Dear Vote Leave supporters LET’S HONOUR THE REFERENDUM RESULT AND GET BREXIT DONE SO THE COUNTRY CAN MOVE ON Summary: Tell your family and friends face-to-face: if Boris doesn’t get a majority, the…| Dominic Cummings's Blog
