Writing in The Times yesterday (£), Nigel Farage claimed that if Margaret Thatcher was still leader of the Conservative Party there would be no need for Ukip. More specifically he said: “Had she still been in power in 1992, there would have been a referendum on [the Maastricht] treaty, and the need for UKIP would probably never have arisen.”
Larry Smith gives the lowdown on who’s up and who’s down this week across the pond.
Larry Smith gives his weekly round up of politics across the pond.
Larry Smith’s latest round-up of the US Presidential election campaign.
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
The Taxpayers’ Alliance’s tax plans involve cutting state spending to 33% – which is ludicrous.
The Queen’s Speech did not deliver on energy bills, foreign aid or co-operative values.
Polls have just closed in the various elections and referendums across Britain; Britain Votes’s Tom Harris marks your card for the night and day ahead.
As the mutiny on the Tory backbenches over the prospect of Lords reform shows no sign of abating, elements within the Liberal Democrats seize upon the unrest.
