By Richard Holloway – Director of Housing and Planning Ask someone why house prices have rocketed 200% in the last 30 years and they will usually point to the lack of new house building as the primary cause of the struggle facing a whole generation of Britons. If you ask on certain sections of Twitter you might be pointed at […]
On Sunday 29th September 2013, Parliament Street held its Annual Conservative Party Reception at the Petersfield Suite in the Midland Hotel between 19.30-21.00. The evening reception was packed despite upgrading to a significantly larger venue compared to last year, with long queues through the Midland Hotel before the doors even opened. The guest of honour was the Secretary of State […]
On Monday 29th September, Parliament Street held a Conservative Party Conference fringe event with the Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP, former Secretary of State for International Development. The event took place between 5.30-7pm in Room 7 of the ICC in Birmingham with just over 40 people in attendance. Andrew spoke for about half an hour about all he had learnt […]
On Tuesday 6th October 2015, Parliament Street held it’s Annual Conference Drinks and this year, added Karaoke to the mix. The event, which took place in the spacious Victoria Suite of the Midland Hotel, lasted over 3 and half hours with over 300 people in attendance. Speakers for the evening included the Rt. Hon. Dr. Liam Fox MP who kicked off […]
Emily Payne, Parliament Street’s Director of Middle East Studies tells how 2016 changed the region and looks at what is in store for it in 2017. 2016 was an eventful year starting with the Cologne New Year’s Eve sexual assaults and ending in the retaking of Aleppo and assault of Mosul. Almost six years after the Arab Spring, civil […]
Alexander Willis, Member of the UK Youth Parliament for Newport, South Wales writes his review of the politics of 2016 2016 – A Political Phenomenon 2016 has been a year when the impossible has been made possible. Whether you like it or not, it has guaranteed immense change, the aftershocks of which will be experienced for many years to come. […]
On Tuesday 29th November 2016, Debating London hosted a debate between Parliament Street and Liberal Youth at the Tea House Theatre in Vauxhall. Patrick Sullivan represented Parliament Street and Freddie Fisher represented Liberal Youth. Both were joined by a representative of Debating London. The issue being debated were:- 1) Should Parliament be given a vote on triggering Article 50? Parliament […]
On Monday 28th November 2016, Parliament Street welcomed Professor Tim Bale of Queen Mary University of London, to Committee Room in the House of Commons as the keynote speaker for our annual lecture. He is also the author of The Conservative Party: From Thatcher to Cameron and Five Year Mission: The Labour Party Under Ed Miliband The topic of the talk was […]
She was the star that started wars over stigma and discrimination against mental illness and those who suffer from it. Carrie Fisher, best known for her spectacular performances in the Star Wars Franchise playing Princess Leia, she was hugely successful throughout her career, as a writer of ‘Postcards from the Edge’, in which she was nominated for a BAFTA film […]
The holiday season is upon us with all the cheer, love and hope it hopefully brings. Family, friends colleagues and strangers come together to enjoy and rejoice in the Christmas cheer. This is no more visible then on social media networks with people snapping every happy memory with family, every alcohol filled night out with friends and every holiday snap […]
