From Corbyn’s win and Scottish independence revisited to Apple’s iOS 9 release and Rugby World Cup: Here’s what got us talking this week September 18, 2015 Prince Harry gave up his seat to a pensioner. Left-wingers were outed as being potty-mouthed. And all around London, buildings are opening their doors to complete strangers. This is what got us talking this week 1) Cor, blimey Corbyn Although it was widely expected, we were still left reeling when Jeremy Corbyn became the [...]
After concerns that it is veering left, is Labour in danger of making itself utterly unelectable? July 20, 2015 Ben Page, chief executive of Ipsos MORI, says Yes The US writer David Frum wrote: “when a political party offers voters ham and eggs and the voters say, ‘no, thanks’, its first instinct is to say, ‘OK then, how about double ham and double eggs?’” It is early days, but Labour has just suffered an [...]
Labour leadership race: Jeremyn Corbyn stands as left-wing candidate June 3, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn has joined the race for the Labour leadership on a "clear anti-austerity platform", becoming the left-wing candidate vying to succeed Ed Miliband. He becomes the fifth candidate in the race, joining favourite Andy Burnham, along with Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Mary Creagh. Each candidate needs 35 MPs' support in order to be [...]
End Austerity Now: Here is who’ll be at the protest June 19, 2015 Protesters are coming from far and wide in a show of strength against the government's austerity measures on Saturday (June 20), in what is expected to be one of the largest rallies in recent history. Coaches have been put on to bring people from around the country, and organisers saying there could be hundreds of [...]
Labour leadership race: Poll shows Burnham is slight favourite as 6 pc of party supporters back fake candidate June 18, 2015 Andy Burnham is the slight favourite to become the next leader of the Labour party, as he is preferred by 15 per cent of people. An Ipsos Mori poll shows that 14 per cent of British adults support Yvette Cooper as the next Labour leader – just one percentage point behind Burnham. A fake candidate [...]
Labour leadership race: Candidates clash over business as Kendall urges party to back “wealth creation” June 18, 2015 The four candidates in the race to succeed Ed Miliband as leader of the Labour party have clashed over the party's relationship with business in the first televised debate. Andy Burnham, the favourite in the race, said that Labour had to be the party that helped "everyone get on in life". Asked if a budget [...]
George Osborne insists £12bn in welfare cuts will go ahead June 22, 2015 Chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne has said that he will push ahead with plans to cut £12bn in welfare spending, despite previous reports that Conservative party campaign promises would be reined in under the new government. Writing with work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith in The Sunday Times, Osborne said that he would [...]
Syria airstrike vote 2015: Here’s how your MP voted December 3, 2015 Last night MPs voted in favour of the UK beginning airstrikes against Islamic State (Isis) with an overwhelming majority of 397 votes to 223, following a gruelling 10-hour debate in the House of Commons. The move was controversial, with huge numbers of people protesting against military intervention. Some Labour MPs claimed they were being intimidated to [...]
Queen’s Speech 2015: Anti-austerity protest targets Downing Street May 27, 2015 The Queen's Speech has come and gone but even after the debates in parliament this afternoon, Downing Street will still be a hive of activity. An anti-austerity protest has been organised to coincide with the Queen's Speech, with campaigners targeting Downing Street shortly after the official state opening of parliament. The People's Assembly [...]
Labour leadership race: Who is backing who in the battle to succeed Ed Miliband? June 12, 2015 Labour leadership nominations are nearing the end of their first week, as candidates weigh up their options for their prospective bids for power. While Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall each have enough MPs backing them for a place on the leadership ballot, two more candidates for leader are currently vying for a place. [...]