The world looks pretty gloomy at the moment. ISIS are on the rise across the Middle East and North Africa. The European economy is as sluggish as it has ever been. Ebola savaged whole villages and townships. You can hardly get away from it. When Russel Brand isn’t warning of the Government’s apparent plan to drag our living standards back […]
For 16 years since devolution began, Wales has been stuck with a Welsh Labour Government. Within those 16 years, there have been numerous coalitions with the Welsh Liberal Democrats and with Plaid Cymru. In 2016, it will be the Welsh Conservatives fifth attempt at changing the Political structure of Cardiff Bay, and making it bluer than it’s ever been before. […]
By Steven George-Hilley More than 800 athletes from around the world have suspicious blood-test results, which are at best highly unusual, at worst evidence of widespread doping, according to leaked data obtained by The Sunday Times. The not-fit-for-purpose IAAF should be ashamed, and clean and honourable athletes like our Jessica Ennis-Hill (pictured) are right to be outraged. So now we […]
Cast your mind back 40 years, if you can, to a completely different political time. Shortly after becoming Conservative Leader Margaret Thatcher urged party conference to: “Go out and join in the work of your Union. Go to its meetings, and stay to the end. Learn the Union’s rules as well as the Far Left know them.” Three years ago […]
In March, just before the general election, Parliament Street published, ‘A Smart Guide to Government’ and I penned a chapter on ‘Islamic Extremism: The Greatest Threat to Britain’s Future.‘ I made a series of recommendations that I am delighted to see David Cameron announcing today. At midday, in front of British Muslims in Birmingham, David Cameron made his first major […]
By Steven George-Hilley The Sun’s footage of a 7 year old Princess Elizabeth, apparently being taught the ‘Nazi Salute’ by her uncle, was filmed at an age when she could have no knowledge of the meaning of her actions. The headline, “Their Royal Heilnesses” is one of the nastiest pieces of insinuation ever published against the monarchy. At 89 years […]
In this interview, Parliament Street’s Clare Ambrosino hears from Seán Kelly MEP. Seán is Ireland’s only member of the European Parliament’s Delegation for relations with Iran. He is the Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament and was appointed to this role by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny on August 4th, 2014. Q. How did the election of President Rouhani facilitate […]
If I were a Labour voter, I would be worried. Worried that it is unclear what we even stand for anymore. Worried that we no longer have a safety blanket of fifty Scottish MPs, worried that our once safe seats in the North are becoming Ukip hotspots. Worried that maybe we’re not tough enuss. But more than anything else, worried […]
This Wednesday will be the first opportunity for a Conservative majority government to deliver a full budget announcement since 1997. George Osborne has waited a long time for this moment, having suffered the friction with his Liberal Democrat colleagues for the last five years, tinkering with his every announcement and proposal. The Chancellor is well known for his love of […]
It goes without saying that the North East is a Labour stronghold, and it has been this way for as long as anyone can remember. Up north the party is very much a religion; it is respected, celebrated and adored… but never questioned. Due to this of this it has become apparent over the years that the North East electorate […]
