In 2025, the world marks 80 years since Victory in Europe (VE) Day. But the war in Ukraine rages on – a stark reminder that peace and freedom can never be taken for granted. While we celebrate ...

“British leadership offered real hope for the world, and … has remained a powerful force for good.” Really ? Currently our government keeps its head down over the atrocities being committed ...

Following the 95 local by-elections we saw on the undercard for the 1 st May elections, we returned this week to a rather more sedentary two. On Thursday 8 th May, there was a Labour defence in ...

When the Labour Party won its ‘loveless landslide’ in 2024, its interest in electoral reform became conveniently weaker. By the time that Labour had won a huge majority at the last election ...

Canvassing last month in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, we came across a middle-aged woman in her garden. “I’ve had enough of all of you. I’m voting Reform”, she said. Our candidate, Julie, calmly ...

Gorgeous news to wake up to this morning. Layla Moran is starting 5 months of parental leave after she and her partner Rosy welcomed their first baby. The BBC reports: Layla Moran has said she is ...

Last week saw the second maiden speech from our recent small, but evidently perfectly-formed, Lords intake. Shaffaq made his debut during the Second Reading of the Children’s Wellbeing and ...

An excellent article, and speaks, it seems, for the majority of voters in the U.K. wanting a halt to Israel’s violence, and a fair solution. It is indeed excruciating to see this government ...

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill could have been an opportunity to empower communities, speed up sustainable development, and unlock infrastructure delivery. Instead, the government has chosen ...

The recently finalised UK-India Free Trade Agreement is being sold as a triumph —promising billions in new trade and a “win-win” for both economies. But beneath the headlines lies a ...

Fifteen years ago there were probably three major hotspots in the world: The Korean Peninsula, the Middle East and Kashmir. All three of them involved nuclear weapons. Ranked in terms of potential ...

I agree with Christopher on the need to research what motivates Reform voters as we cannot be sure if this is a long term shift or just a big protest vote (as with UKIP in 2014 and Brexit Party in ...