Boris Johnson has not had a good second lockdown. First, his fiancée pushed his chief adviser out of Downing Street. Then, just when he was about to relaunch his party to address some of the […]
Devolution: Should the UK commit to federalism?
Devolution has been a part of UK politics since Tony Blair introduced it back in 1999. The policy of devolution granted Scotland with its own National Parliament, and Wales with a less powerful National Assembly. […]
Covid symptoms worsen for the Tory party as communication breaks down
Unlike a number of Tory policies, Covid -19 has survived the most politically turbulent period in recent times. The measures implemented to deal with Covid have further exposed the breakdown in societal relations in ways […]
What does the future look like for children in poverty?
The highly controversial decision by Tory MP’s to discontinue free school meals during the holiday period has generated more public outrage than many would have anticipated. How could a respectable political party make such an […]
Labour’s antisemitism shame: the fallout of the EHRC report
On Thursday the Equality and Human Rights Commission released their long-awaited report on antisemitism in the Labour Party. The party was found to have broken the law, with those in power actively interfering in the […]
Words have consequences: the sooner the Government realises this the better
On 7th September, a man, brandishing a large knife, stormed the London immigration law firm – Duncan Lewis – with the intention of taking a solicitor hostage. Police said that Cavan Medlock’s weapon of choice […]
The pandemic has exposed the blatantly London-centric decision-making of the Government
As Manchester enters their third month of harsher restrictions, Northern ministers are left asking why it is only now that new support has been proposed for businesses suffering due to the new lockdown rules. Since […]
Brexit: What’s the Best (and Worst) We Can Expect?
William Nixon breaks down all the possible best and worst scenarios of Brexit for us.
One Rule for Them: The Margaret Ferrier Case
Déjà vu has swept the nation after yet another political figure has breached basic COVID-19 regulations. Margaret Ferrier, SNP MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, travelled from her constituency to Westminster with coronavirus symptoms and […]
Priti Patel’s “Firm But Fair” Asylum System Ships Refugees Off to Remote Islands
Pierre-Henri Dumont, a French politician from Calais, responded to Priti Patel’s request for French interception of migrant boats attempting to cross the English Channel from Calais. Dumont stated, “Now every day they can see the […]
Misogynoir: What does it mean to be a black woman in Westminster?
Following Matt Hancock’s recent Sky News interview, in which he failed to name any black ministers claiming, “it’s the diversity of thought that’s the really important thing”, there have been calls for greater black representation […]
The Department for International Development and The Foreign Office are set to merge. What implications will this have?
The Conservative Government is working to integrate the Department for International Development (DFID) into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Boris Johnson claims that this will allow for “reform” of the way Britain gives aid to […]