As the debate over the Hunting Ban resurfaces following David Cameron’s pledge to offer a free vote on the issue , anti- Tory agitators have been quick to hijack the mood. Following an online poll to debate the issue on Facebook, mixed messages of both support for the repeal and constructive comments from those against, quickly transcended into vile anti- Cameron […]
While we’re busy enjoying the first majority Conservative government for nearly two decades it can be easy to forget the previous five years of being beholden to the Lib Dems. There are always small reminders, however, of the unwelcome legacy that they left behind. One of the most egregious of these saw the party shoehorn an amendment into the Consumer […]
If eurosceptics of the better-off-out variety are going to win the EU referendum in 2017, then they are going to need to decide on an over-arching core message. What follows are a few ideas, probably better described as intuitions that I believe the “Out” campaign need to take note of when they determine that message. I’m going to start by […]
If there is one truth about the Arab-Israeli conflict, it is that things aren’t as black and white as some would like them to be. Both Israelis and Palestinians have an equal claim to a land that was successively dominated by Jews, Christians and Arabs throughout history. Groups on all sides put forward alternative arguments to justify their right to different […]
It is undeniable that Labour has lost its way with the blue-collar worker vote they once had. Whether this is down to Blair’s shift to the political centre-ground , or Miliband’s attempt to woo hard-left voters with socialist rhetoric, they just aren’t cutting it with aspirational voters. In September 2013, Miliband planned to ‘bring socialism back to Britain’, yet again […]
How many more Republicans have to announce their bid to run for President before we say enough is enough? Right now, there are nine Republicans already declared with at least six more who are expected to announce their intentions soon. The Democrats, meanwhile, have three declared candidates (Clinton, Sanders & O’Malley), which is more manageable and provides less possibility for […]
Parliament Street’s Mo Metcalf-Fisher writes about the challenges facing the United Kingdom in relation to border control and immigration. Check out the blog here. With thanks to The Freedom Association (TFA).
On the eve of poll, Parliament Street’s Charlotte Kude argues it’s clear that Labour’s strategy is to turn communities against one another for their own electoral benefit We’ve already seen Labour organise public meetings where men and women are segregated, while at the same time claiming to be feminists. We’ve seen them criticise zero hour contracts while their own MPs employ staff […]
Parliament’s Street’s Clare Ambrosino debates whether the time has come for Great Britain to codify its constitution to save the union from being broken up by nationalist parties. There are now only two days to go to the general election and the heat is now well and truly on. David Cameron continues to be the only credible leader […]
