A Centralised Digital Currency Could Risk Privacy
Tom Scotson Politics Home September 22, 2023. A Conservative MP has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to raise concerns about what a...
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The Northern Variant
- Sep 16
The Path To Ruin
The Northern Variant September 16, 2023. Here’s what you need to know about Net Zero: Decarbonising the grid is very expensive. Doing so...
The Northern Variant
- Sep 16
From Where Do We Find A Political Arsonist?
The Northern Variant September 16, 2023. Just out of morbid curiosity I'd like to see Labour win the next election. It will be fun to see...
Anne-Elisabeth Moutet
- Mar 14
World Affairs: Macron knows he’s finished. He might just choose to resign
Anne-Elisabeth Moutet March 2023. Macron knows he’s finished. He might just choose to resign It’s the rumour that’s been doing the rounds...
Sophie Morris
- Mar 14
Going, Going, Going....MPs Stepping Down
Sophie Morris March 2023. Even though the next general election may not be until January 2025 at the latest, a number of MPs have already...
© Isla Glaister
- Mar 14
Comparing the Numbers: MPs Leaving Now to Previous Elections
Isla Glaister March 2023 How does the number of MPs planning to step down compare to previous years? The Conservative Party has asked its...
KJM Today
- Mar 14
Will Labour No Longer Be The Party Of Big Spending?
Ben Riley-Smith, Camilla Turner, Daniel Martin March 2023 In a speech, the Labour leader has argued that his party is ready to govern...
Martin Kettle, Katy Balls and Kevan James
- Dec 22, 2022
Sunak Under the Spotlight
Martin Kettle, Katy Balls and Kevan James December 2022. UK Politics and politicians have never been held in lower esteem than they are...
Kevan James and Alex Scott
- Dec 20, 2022
Was This The Weirdest World Cup Ever?
Kevan James/Alex Scott December 2022. Not Quite the Weirdest, But A Little Out of the Ordinary Kevan James For once, let's leave aside...
Alix Culbertson and Amy Borrett
- Dec 15, 2022
The Rental Crisis May Become a Homelessness Crisis
December 2022. In our continuing coverage of the crisis engulfing the private rental sector, we look at two more examples. Alix...
Tim Adams
- Dec 15, 2022
The Life of an English GP
Tim Adams November 2020. Stress, exhaustion and 1,000 patients a day Behind the outcry about waiting times lies the anxiety that our...
Dr Pravin Jeyaraj
- Dec 15, 2022
FPTP or PR for the UK?
Dr Pravin Jeyaraj December 15, 2022. With neither the Conservatives nor Labour backing a change in the UK voting system from First Past...
Zoe Crowther
- Dec 15, 2022
Public Want MPs' Behaviour Monitored
Zoe Crowther December 15th, 2022. The public have a very poor impression of politicians’ behaviour and support the use of independent...
The Rt. Hon. Rishi Sunak MP, Prime Minister
- Dec 15, 2022
PM's Statement on Illegal Migration
The Rt. Hon. Rishi Sunak MP, Prime Minister December 13, 2022. Mr Speaker, before I start, I know the whole House will join me in...
Ian King
- Dec 15, 2022
Buyers’ Remorse Over £200bn Spent on World Cup?
Ian King November, 2022. Do FIFA and Qatar have buyers’ remorse over £200bn spent on World Cup? Well, it was certainly an eye-opening...
Patrick Butler
- Dec 15, 2022
Two Tory-Run Councils Warn PM of Possible Bankruptcy
Patrick Butler, Social policy editor, The Guardian, November, 2022. Two of England’s largest Tory-run local authorities have warned the...
Moya Lothian-McLean
- Dec 15, 2022
The Rental Crisis - A Feudal Throwback
Moya Lothian-McLean December 3, 2022. "Facing eviction, I’ve learned that relying on ‘good landlords’ is a feudal throwback," says Moya...
Bob Blackman MP
- Oct 27, 2022
A Nationwide Rent Freeze Would Hit Struggling Households Harder in the Long Term
Bob Blackman MP October 27, 2022. In recent weeks Nicola Sturgeon has introduced a rent freeze in Scotland in an effort to address the...
Simon Lambert
- Oct 27, 2022
Slashing Energy Price Guarantee will make Recession Worse
Simon Lambert October 27, 2022. Slashing the energy price guarantee will make a recession worse as we hunker down, says SIMON LAMBERT...
Alexandra Brzozowski
- Oct 27, 2022
UK Closer to Joining EU’s Military Mobility Scheme
Alexandra Brzozowski October 27, 2022. EU ambassadors on Wednesday (19 October) unanimously approved the UK’s application to join the...
Adam Payne
- Oct 27, 2022
Truss - The Shortest Serving PM in History
Adam Payne October 27, 2022. Liz Truss has announced that she will resign as Prime Minister after just 44 days in 10 Downing Street....
Eleanor Langford
- Oct 27, 2022
Sunak Warns Of "Profound Economic Challenge"
Eleanor Langford October 27, 2022. Rishi Sunak said the country needs “stability and unity” in the face of “a profound economic...
Andrew Willshire
- Oct 13, 2022
What’s The Point Of A Labour Government If There’s No Money To Spend?
Andrew Willshire October 13, 2022. “History does not repeat itself but it rhymes” is an aphorism usually attributed to Mark Twain. It...
Patrick Greenfield
- Oct 13, 2022
Almost 70% Of Animal Populations Wiped Out Since 1970
Patrick Greenfield October 13, 2022. Earth’s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in just under 50 years, according to...
Aaliyah Harris
- Oct 13, 2022
Truss Risks Reversing Years of Progress On Renters’ Rights
Aaliyah Harris October 13, 2022. It seems that something of a housing policy bonfire is taking place right now in Whitehall. According to...
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