The polls that regularly appear on the pages of the right-wing press, frequently rely on loaded questions, selective statistics and audiences already primed to agree with the publication’s editorial position.
The longer-term political consequences of the pandemic’s spread of fringe beliefs are visible in the evolution of Reform UK. Its anti-lockdown positioning provided Nigel Farage with a means to reconnect with disaffected voters and reassert his political relevance, much as he had done, with notable success, during the Brexit campaign.
“It would make it easier for British companies to trade, collaborate and hire, and it would help restore the confidence international investors once had in the UK as a gateway to Europe.”
McCluskey reveals who he’s backing, while candidates add their voices to workplace disputes. Pictured (L-R) – Turner, Coyne, and Graham.
Even Tory voters want an official probe into the scandal, polling for LFF reveals.
It follows a series of scandals over ‘pork barrel’ politics in the government’s levelling up spending.
The latest UnionDues podcast goes behind the headlines of the 2020 General Strike in India. Some of the issues are familiar to the UK…
Scrapping plans give miners £1.2 billion in pensions has been called “cruel” and a “kick in the teeth” to retired miners and their families.
GB News has tweeted a story by Neil Oliver in which he says giving Covid jabs to children is ‘grotesque’.
The Labour Party has oscillated between trying to “out-Tory the Tories” on the economy and radical economic policies “for the many not the few”, says Steve Melia.
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‘Ministers have eagerly embraced the idea of NEDs and enrol trusted soldiers to advance their ideological projects.’
‘If elections can be held whether in Scotland or even the USA, and if major events can be hosted whether COP26 or the Euros, it’s absurd to suggest it’s just not feasible to hold a referendum.’
