The best and worst political adverts of the General Election 2019 campaign December 9, 2019 It is the holiday season, and every day another Christmas advertising campaign drops. But this year, a festive election is happening for the first time in 96 years — and whether we like it or not, it’s hanging over everything. In no particular order, and with a pinch of non-partisan cynicism, here are some honest [...]
General Election 2019: The Tory battle to regain Battersea and Kensington December 8, 2019 A little over a month ago, things looked bleak for the Conservative Party in London. With most of the party’s resources being directed towards Leave-supporting areas in the Midlands and the North, and the Liberal Democrats heavily targeting pro-Remain seats in the capital, it seemed possible that a clutch of west London seats could turn [...]
General election 2019: Conservatives pledge £550m for grassroots football December 7, 2019 The Conservative Party has pledged to invest £550m in grassroots football as part of a plan to back a joint bid with Ireland to host the 2030 World Cup. Boris Johnson said the boost to existing funding plans for amateur football would “transform lives with a legacy to match the 2012 Olympics”. The Tories are [...]
General election 2019: Johnson and Corbyn clash on Brexit in debate December 7, 2019 Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn once again clashed on Brexit during a head-to-head debate on BBC last night. Labour leader Corbyn said his party would bring “an end” to Brexit by renegotiating a deal and holding a second referendum. While, Johnson said he already had “a wonderful deal” that he would use to take the [...]
General election 2019: Labour pledges to electrify England’s 35,000 buses by 2030 December 6, 2019 Labour will on Saturday unveil a plan to electrify the country’s entire bus fleet by 2030 and bring “bus services into the future”. The initiative would be funded by the party’s green transformation fund, should Labour get into power following next week’s general election. Read more: Labour and Tories are sweeping immigration under the rug [...]
Labour and the Tories are sweeping immigration under the rug this election December 6, 2019 This election season is slogan heavy. “Get Brexit done.” “For the many, not the few.” While necessarily vague, this year’s party mottos have done a decent job of getting to the heart of their offers. The Conservatives aren’t dallying on the UK’s exit from the European Union. The Labour Party is offering more taxes and [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown’s pro-Brexit founder gives £1m to the Conservatives December 6, 2019 The billionaire founder of financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown has donated £1m to the Conservative Party ahead of next week’s election. Peter Hargreaves, who helped finance the Vote Leave campaign in 2016, said that he was concerned that Brexit would not happen and the UK would be left in the EU. Read more: General election: [...]
General Election 2019: Boris Johnson insists taxes will not rise under Tories December 5, 2019 Boris Johnson has insisted taxes will not rise under a Conservative government, after journalists questioned this morning’s pledge. The Prime Minister this morning vowed to reduce the tax bill of working families by £200 within the first 100 days of a Tory government, as part of a post-Brexit Budget. But commentators have pointed out that [...]
Brexit Party now odds-on for total defeat at General Election December 5, 2019 Bookmakers have said that the Brexit Party is odds-on to suffer total annihilation when the country goes to the polls next week, after Nigel Farage’s party was hit by a string of resignations. Betfair said odds of total defeat – not winning a single seat – had been set at 2/7. Read more: General election: [...]
General Election 2019: Boris Johnson tops list of MPs for outside earnings December 5, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has topped a list of MPs for outside earnings last year, raking in an additional £1.6m on top of his Westminster salary. In total, MPs made an extra £13m in employment, gifts and property income between 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2019, according to a tool created by data design [...]