Former U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is moving into the technology world, joining Microsoft Corp. and the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC as a senior adviser. Sunak (pictured), who quit his role as leader of the U.K.’s opposition Conservative Party after suffering defeat in that country’s general election in July 2024, is still a member […] The post Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joins Microsoft and Anthropic as an adviser appeared first on SiliconANGLE.| SiliconANGLE
Kemi Badenoch's pledge to repeal the Climate Change Act – which commits the UK to Net Zero – must be just the start of the dismantling of the Westminster Uniparty consensus on climate catastrophism, says Ben Pile. The post Kemi’s Pledge to Repeal the Climate Change Act Must Be Just the Start appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.| The Daily Sceptic
Labour’s Employment Rights Bill is set to fundamentally improve work for the millions of workers stuck on exploitative short and zero-hours contracts. But it’s not a done deal — key hurdles still need to be overcome to deliver what we promised at the last election. Not least the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats who have been... Read more »| Politics.co.uk
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
Drawing on her first biography for the House of Commons, 1832-1868 project, our new research fellow Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones looks at the behind the scenes involvement of the long-serving Conservative …| The Victorian Commons
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
In my previous post, I mentioned that in the wake of the general election, which saw the Conservative Party suffer its worst result in history, the chairman of the Association of Conservative Peers (ACP), Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, decided to … Continue reading →| The Norton View
The general election has raised many questions about the functioning of the UK’s electoral system. In this post, Alan Renwick focuses on two main areas: the First Past the Post rules that form the …| The Constitution Unit Blog
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
Sir Alan Duncan has been formally exonerated by the party following claims that his criticism of two directors of the Conservative Friends of Israel - only one of whom is Jewish - constituted antisemitism. Simon Childs reports.| Novara Media
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
