UK Politics
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David Cameron and Greensill: This toothless regulator is absurdly easy to sidestep.
5 min read
Former PM David Cameron didn’t break any rules in his relations with Greensill – because the rules hardly exist.
Lobbying and cronyism in Britain: Fat cats and other felines.
3 min read
Britain’s so-called lobbying and cronyism row is anything but. It’s about fat cats, lean mean hunters, entitled purebreds, scruffy strays, trainable tabbies, rebellious rescues — in other words, all sorts of felines padding through the corridors of power.
British people have unusual views on inequality.
5 min read
Differences between regions has been a major political theme in recent years and it shows in the polling.
Once again, they fail to grasp, and speak about, the reality of the climate crisis.
4 min read
We are in a climate emergency. Yet, all we get from politicians of all sides is meaningless and contradictory slogans, broken pledges, and inaction.
How the pandemic is shaping voting intentions in the UK.
6 min read
More voters trust the Conservatives with the pandemic – The government’s successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is the key reason for this renaissance.
How much better would UK politics be with PR?
2 min read
I was watching the results of the Dutch general election on Wednesday night and I realised how much I like proportional representation.
Sarah Everard vigil shows the urgent need to protect the right to protest.
4 min read
If passed, the Police & Crime Bill will create even more powers to disrupt and prevent protest, and give police further discretion to intervene in and shut down protests.