Liberal Democrats gain surprise victory in Blue Wall

Liberal Democrats win Chesham and Amersham by-election The Liberal Democrats have won the Chesham and Amersham by-election, held after the death of incumbent MP Dame Cheryl Gillan. The seat had been Conservative since its creation in 1974 and the Party were expected to hold it, albeit with a reduced majority. Since 1974, the Tory majority […]

Super Thursday: History repeats in Gloucestershire – Tories hold firm

Polling Station

After eleven years in National government, the Conservatives at all tiers of local government in Gloucestershire would typically have closed their eyes and waited for the inevitable electoral kicking. But these are not normal times with the Labour Party fighting Tory tanks on northern lawns and the Lib-Dems still flatlining in Westminster. The Conservatives in […]

Super Thursday: Conservative Wiltshire ship sails to victory

Salisbury, Wiltshire

As the drama played out along England’s ‘Red Wall’, most results in areas already dominated by the Conservatives had an air of calm. Little was going to capsize the party in Wiltshire, where the Tories had maintained a secure grip on power since 2009 – when the authority was first created. Although some choppy waters […]

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 […]

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, […]

Conference Season – The Liberal Democrats

It’s conference season and first up; the Liberal Democrats. A weekend that was filled with policy debates and cringe fringe events, began with another Conservative defection and ended with a rallying speech, the first for new leader Jo Swinson. After much speculation that another MP was set to join the party, Sam Gyimah became the […]