These scientists can predict where London’s next up-and-coming neighbourhoods will be April 14, 2016 Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing. In hindsight, we would all have taken a punt on Jeremy Corbyn's Labour leadership triumph in May last year. We would also probably have invested in a little pied-a-terre in Hackney back in 2010, when it was listed as the area with the second-highest level of deprivation. Fast forward six years, and the [...]
Corbyn the Musical review: An alluring portrayal of Labour’s leader if at times predictable April 15, 2016 A drains and manhole covers enthusiast, the imagined life of a future Jeremy Corbyn takes a sudden turn when he’s elected Prime Minister and confronted with a nuclear threat posed by his onetime admirer Vladimir Putin. Why is Putin outraged? That would be telling. But luckily for Corbyn, he’s got Diane Abbott by his side, as he reminisces over their [...]
Labour MP Dan Jarvis sets out vision for Labour as speculation of leadership mounts March 10, 2016 Backbench Labour MP Dan Jarvis, who is speculated to be a potential challenger to Jeremy Corbyn, has laid out his vision for the British economy today. The speech has been touted as start of Jarvis' bid for the Labour leadership. Giving a speech at the think tank Demos, the former paratrooper argued that New Labour failed [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan and Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith spar as official campaign kicks off March 21, 2016 The front-runners to replace Boris Johnson as mayor of London traded sharp words today, the first official day of the mayoral campaign. With just seven weeks to go until voters head to the polls, Labour candidate Sadiq Khan used a speech in Westminster to say he would be the “British Muslim who takes the fight [...]
Labour’s performance in polls since the General Election is its worst since the late 1940s, according to analysis of polls January 19, 2016 Labour's performance in the polls since the General Election has been its worst since the 1940s, according to an analysis of the polls. An ICM poll’s findings were crunched by the Press Association, revealing that the stewardship of Jeremy Corbyn has done nothing to revive Labour in the intervening months, with the party trailing the Tories [...]
Brexit or Bremain, these are the five winners and five losers of the EU referendum campaign June 23, 2016 The polls are open, the politicians have left the stage, and the responsibility for deciding whether Britain remains a member of the EU now rests with the British people. But the referendum has itself thrown up winners and losers. Here are five of each: The Winners The old: Brexit is no country for young men. [...]
Say what you like about the EU referendum – but Brexit isn’t going to hit UK house prices June 13, 2016 Why leaving or staying will have no impact on house prices In the run-up to next Thursday’s referendum, there have been some flabbergasting claims made by both sides. Suppositions made include the premise that leaving the European Union would lead to war and recession (although it was not made clear in what order these will [...]
Labour party signs up former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis to advisory role February 29, 2016 Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis just couldn't stay away from the political arena. After having left his position in the government and started his own political movement, he's now taking a role advising the Labour party. Supporting Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, Varoufakis will be advising Labour in "some capacity" due to his experience in dealing [...]
EU referendum: Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair says the UK will do the “sensible” thing and vote to Remain May 4, 2016 The United Kingdom will do the "sensible thing" and vote to remain in the European Union, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. The former Labour leader said that most Britons would think it is foolish to take the risk and vote for Brexit. Speaking to Bloomberg, Blair said: "When you look at the polls, [...]
Is George Osborne next? Labour and the SNP want the entire cabinet, MPs and political journalists to publish tax returns April 10, 2016 The Prime Minister may have thought publishing his own tax return would settle the furor caused by the Panama papers and his own connections with offshore companies, but it looks like there's no signs of the row abating just yet. Now, the SNP has called for the same kind of transparency from across the government, and has apparently [...]