Could York lead the way on proportional representation?
Labour and Lib Dem councillors in York unanimously supported a motion to replace First Past the Post with proportional representation
Successive governments have failed to learn lessons of Grenfell Tragedy
The conditions that facilitated the tragedy remain unchecked
We need to end the hostile environment, not create a moral panic against LGBT asylum seekers
Government policies are creating the conditions through which unethical actors can profit
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Reform UK’s Richard Tice in car crash interview as he tries to defend Brexit
Not going well for Tice…
Who is Nick Candy? The latest Tory to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
Candy, a billionaire property developer and former Tory donor, has become Reform’s new treasurer.
GB News broadcasts half of all UK stories about Muslims, study finds
Researchers warned that the overwhelmingly negative coverage of Islam and Muslims on GB News ‘potentially fuelled community tensions and contributed to civil unrest’.
Shell backs down on million pound Greenpeace lawsuit and agrees to charity donation settlement
‘This kind of stunt at sea is a serious risk to safety and life’
2024 General Election saw voters switch between parties at highest rate since 1931
Increased voter volatility has meant that this was the first UK election where four parties received over 10% of the vote,
Margaret Hodge takes on anti-corruption champion role to tackle flow of dirty money
Lammy says the government will make the UK ‘a hostile environment for the corrupt’
Nigel Farage makes sixth trip to US since being elected MP so that he can headline MAGA fundraiser
Is he ever in his constituency?
Labour should mobilise progressive majority to win future elections, new Compass report says
The think tank has warned Labour should focus on building on the progressive majority, rather than courting centre-right voters
Suella Braverman’s husband defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
“I’m not defecting to Reform … This is the 21st century and not the 18th — my husband does not speak for me nor does he control my political affiliations.
The government shouldn’t pin all of its hopes for economic growth on the finance industry
Such a strategy was tried in 1970s and came to grief in the mid-1970s secondary banking crash.