The illusion of a soft Brexit must end

Jeremy Corbyn finally confirmed this week that the Labour party will support Britain to stay in a customs union after Brexit. The Labour...

Graduate tax more progressive than Labour's proposals

Tuition fees have been an emotive subject in British politics. Many different proposals have recently been put forward by politicians to...

Ben Bradley's actions spark protests in Mansfield

In recent weeks Ben Bradley MP has been mired with political controversy, propelling Mansfield into the forefront of the national...

Who will be the next Labour Party General Secretary?

The announcement last week that Ian McNicol is leaving his role as Labour Party General Secretary leaves an opening for one of the most...

Lords Reform: Technocracy or Lottery - Ideas from Athenian democracy

If someone were to design a constitution for a country from scratch, it is inconceivable that they would design the current British...

"Devolution presents an opportunity to improve the lives of people living here in South Yorkshi

Dan Jarvis, MP for Barnsley Central, announced this month that he intends to stand as a Labour candidate for the Sheffield Region Mayor....

Where have the values of London 2012 disappeared to in Brexit Britain?

Faces filled with happiness as a sea of red, white and blue inundated Britain’s streets as the Olympic torch paraded Britain's streets, a...

Are referendums the ‘purest’ form of democracy or a reflection of a broken political system?

The use of the most direct form of democracy, a referendum, was used to determine in the issue of EU membership in 2016. From then, media...

National Investment Bank: Economic Genius or Political Ploy?

The Treasury is teetering on the edge as shortages in the housing market increase and a proposed rise in council tax looms as local...

Are the Conservatives Weak on Defence?

Traditionally, defence and conservatism tend to go hand in hand in our minds. Particularly in the debate between conservatism versus...

Homelessness: Our growing hidden crisis

The Tory led governments since 2010 have a lot to answer for, the austerity policies, the national pay cap and the continued...

How do the Liberal Democrats avoid extinction?

The Liberal Democrats are no stranger to a drastic change in image. The party itself formed from a need to stay current and in touch with...

Tories have failed to learn lessons from Leveson

'Those who don't learn from History are doomed to repeat it'- George Santayana Five and a half years ago, the Leveson Inquiry finished...

Houses of Parliament set for major renovation project

Last week after decades of complaints about the safety of the building MP’s voted to renovate the Palace of Westminster. Leaking pipes,...

How the Far right rose (Again)

Nationalist, populist, protectionist and right-wing; US President Donald Trump is all these things. Across the pond, the political...

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