All posts tagged Labour
Corbyn’s Autocrat Act
When people become disillusioned with mainstream politics, they venture to the fringe – and there’s a reason why it’s the fringe. Either those there, as in the case of the […]
Yet Another Pensioner Becomes Frustrated With Government Votes
Enfeebled as she was, I have no doubt that May very well may have been expecting a majority on an alternative to her Withdrawal Agreement this evening. Once again, expectations […]
Labour’s hopes were always unstable. Are they now untenable?
The major political parties in this country have a real talent for impeccably abhorrent timing. Here I was, fixing to sit down and begin enjoying a week off from university. […]
Fifty Days to Fantasyland
Less than 50 days to Brexit and here we are – who’d a think it? My perpetual moodiness with all things EU is being tempered while I write this, thanks […]
Labour’s Antisemitism Problem
Recently, Labour has been rocked by a new anti-Semitism scandal. Jeremy Corbyn pledged his support for a blatantly anti-Semitic mural that used to be not too far from our campus, […]
Tories, Tactics, and Tuition Fees
I was listening to The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4, because I am just that cool, and one of the panellists was asked about Labour’s new policy on animal […]
Growing Pains – The Conservatives and their Youth Crisis
The Conservatives are in crisis, not just in terms of their leadership, but in terms of ideas and future membership. The party has to ask itself real questions about policy, […]
Terrifyingly Divisive Memes for Really Confused Political Teens
I was recently asked at work to name all the US states that I could on the map, and, if possible, locate them. I named seven, and got four right […]
Hey, I Just Met You, This Policy Is Crazy, Who Is Advising? – Theresa Maybe?
So, we’ve had the Conservative Party Conference, where everyone enjoyed the spectacle of watching various Tory figures manoeuvre themselves towards a potential leadership bid. There’s also been a few big […]