Edmund Burke argued that MPs should be free to exercise their own judgement in Parliament and that they should not be restricted to the wishes and their demands of their constituents. Yet aren’t they primarily meant to serve as a…
As Lenin said, “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” Even though I don’t like the former-Soviet dictator or the regime he helped establish, his words here do ring true. It has been an…
On 2 February, Peter Cruddas, who has donated millions to the Tories and Vote Leave campaign, was appointed by Boris Johnson to the House of Lords. This move by the Prime Minister and the “buying” of political appointments once again…
Boris Johnson has always sought to increase his power. The now Prime Minister who once said he wanted to be ‘world king’ now seeks to eradicate any legislation that constrains his authority. His actions provoke the need to write down…
Today’s impending budget represents a litmus test for Keir Starmer. Decades of neoliberal orthodoxies have evaporated over a year, with a Conservative government using unprecedented powers of the state to safeguard health and economic well-being. The normal boundaries of political…
First-past-the-post (FPTP) is one of the most popular electoral systems in the world. As well as being the system of choice in the United Kingdom, it is also employed in parliaments such as in India and Canada. Although the three…
It is clear that in the near future the Coronavirus will be instrumental in generating real change. For the next few months, at least, we will have to keep distance between ourselves and our loved ones. We will also have…
The South West is known for many things. It is the home of Glastonbury music festival, artisan foods and the literary genius Thomas Hardy. For as long as I can recall I had always felt pride in calling the area…
It is a frustrating time in global politics. In the United Kingdom we have politicians failing to negotiate our way out of the European Union. When we look to the US the picture is just as bleak, with Alabama having…