Today shortly after 10 am 7 Labour MPs announced that they have resigned from the party to form a new, independent group in Parliament. These MPs have chosen to forfeit their party's backing in order to pursue a new kind of politics. But what does this mean for Labour? What does this mean for British…
Why HS2 is a disaster for Britain
In 2010 Blair's Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis, announced the creation of a high-speed rail network, which went on to be labelled High Speed 2 (HS2). This route would go from London to Birmingham, and later being extended in a Y shape to Liverpool and Manchester, and then Leeds and Sheffield, eventually leading to Scotland. This…
A ‘Special place in hell’ for Brexiteers
Today Prime Minister Theresa May met with EU leaders, with the goal of coming to a compromise after Parliament rejected her Brexit deal last month, in the largest government defeat ever. This bill was defeated by 230 votes. The EU has agreed to a new round of formal negotiations on Brexit. As the deadline approaches…
Trump’s State of the Union Address 2019
Last night we saw President Donald Trump deliver his State of the Union Address, the second of his presidency (his speech to a joint session of Congress in 2017 was not a State of the Union Address, in line with tradition as these are given after at least a year in office). What were some…
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