Uniting the Left
Recently, former Prime Minister Tony Blair gave a speech to audiences ahead of Labour’s 120th birthday celebration. Journalists however, focused on one key aspect of Blair’s speech: How does the party go from being in opposition to being in power once again? More specifically; what role might the Liberal Democrats play in this transition. During […]
The Labour Leadership Election: Three Candidates, Three Criteria, One Winner
For Labour, Jeremy Corbyn and his far-left agenda, the December General Election was the last attempt at power. Instead, as the exit poll predicted, Labour would lose. Hard. With a defeated leader and vacant deputy position following the resignation of Tom Watson, Labour’s party leader and deputy must be replaced. The chosen successor must ensure […]
A Cabinet Reshuffle – Only Slightly
The Prime Minister’s Cabinet reshuffle yesterday was predicted to cause a shakeup; and it did, to an extent. Taking a different approach, the Prime Minster (PM) used his House of Commons office to inform ministers that they would no longer be in his Cabinet. This was to prevent the somewhat embarrassing walk to Number 10 […]
The Labour Leadership Race
During his four-year stint as Leader, Jeremy Corbyn has led the Labour Party into two general elections, two referendums, one European Parliament election and several sets of local elections. When he emerged as the front runner and stormed into front-bench politics for the first time in his 37-year career, Corbyn was relatively unknown. His low […]
General Election 2019: A Summary
Following months of uncertainty, it seems a new lease of life has been injected into a paralysed Parliament. Months ago, a Conservative majority was an inconceivable prospect, where the political disfigurement and ever widening divide in Westminster mirrored the country. To many, Boris Johnson was the last bet. An outspoken, career driven journalist-turned politician, who […]
Election Watch: Round One
It’s been the first official week of the 2019 election campaign and the main political parties faired marginally well. Having said that, it wasn’t without controversy and upset. Party policies are now flooding radios, T.V. channels and national newspapers up and down the country and all candidates have been announced. This week, Johnson gave a […]
Election Watch
On Your Marks. Get Set. Campaign. And they’re off. Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited The Queen on Wednesday afternoon, to inform her that the country will have an election on 12th December 2019. Later that evening, Johnson headed to the Midlands to launch the start of his campaign. Earlier in the week, the Liberal Democrats, […]
Housing – The Government and Labour’s Prospective Reforms
On 28th August 2019, proposals to reform the housing market in favour of younger and first-time buyers were announced by the Government. The central proposal under consideration was a change to shared ownership, with a reduction in the size of the instalments purchasers are required to buy to increase their holding of a shared ownership […]