Could the Tories still win?
Could 2024 become remembered for the British people ‘hurling the findings of the opinion polls back into the faces of the pollsters,’ as Times’ journalist George Clarke wrote following the Tories’ shock win in 1970?
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Brexit and cost-of-living crisis force Spanish NHS workers to abandon Britain
‘Good luck NHS nurses, you need it.’
Nicola Sturgeon hailed as ‘most relatable politician’ for Boris Johnson is a ‘f***ing clown’ comment
‘Peak honesty in politics’
Top Levelling Up official admits speed of delivering ‘levelling up’ has ‘not matched expectations’
The comment is the latest confirmation that the Tories’ levelling up agenda is failing.
Watchdog slams Prime Minister over repeated claims to have ‘cleared’ asylum backlog
Even Fraser Nelson, editor of the right-wing Tory magazine, The Spectator, joined the criticism, likening Sunak’s X post to that of a ‘snakeoil salesman.’
How the Right sabotaged ‘responsible capitalism’
The sabotaging of ‘responsible capitalism’ takes us to America, where, as culture wars rage, businesses seen as socially and environmentally progressive are under attack.
‘Utterly catastrophic’: European Movement likens a UK departure from ECHR to ‘Brexit 2.0’
The Winston Churchill-founded movement which campaigns to undo the damage of Brexit and see the UK return to its ‘rightful place in the heart of Europe,’ said the possible departure of the UK from the ECHR would be ‘utterly catastrophic.’
Shell urged to improve environmental targets in biggest climate resolution to date, as activists hold ‘Go To Hell Shell’ event in London
‘The time is over for oily corporations to operate with impunity.’
Conservative Party seen as more right-wing than UKIP was in 2014 – 16, YouGov tracker study finds
Any traces of David Cameron’s ‘modernisation’ project, aimed at moving the party on from Thatcherism, and towards more compassionate and constructive Conservatism, have long disappeared.
New research confirms catastrophic effects of Brexit on UK economy
‘Attempting to will Brexit into success or ignoring its impact is not a viable strategy for prosperity.’