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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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Although I am neither a theologian nor an expert on the teaching of the Church, I found the moment of choosing the next Pope deeply important. I would never shy away from the fact that faith plays an ...
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 ...
Well argued but can I suggest that it is a mistake to equate anti-immigrant views with racism. For example, you suggest that international students may fail the Reform standard of ‘being white’. R ...
I joined the Liberal Democrats in 2016, when then party leader Tim Farron made clear that the Liberal Democrats would continue to fight for the UK’s place in the EU. A place in the EU that would have ...
Normally, this would be published later in the day but, as it has already drawn a response from one of our readers, it seems appropriate to publish it now… Responding to the Government's new ...