This week Parliament Street’s Charlotte Kude met David Campbell Bannerman, Conservative member of the European Parliament for the East of England. A great supporter of the Commonwealth, he was born in India but has lived in the UK since childhood. After graduating from Edinburgh University with an MA (Honours) degree, he first worked for advertising agencies and public relations companies. He went […]
Joseph Weissman is Media Analyst at the Embassy of Israel Immediate lessons have been drawn from last week’s terror attacks in Paris, as France has bolstered its security by calling up thousands of troops to protect sensitive sites across the capital. Half of these protected sites are Jewish, following the murder of four Jews in the kosher bakery […]
Parliament Street’s Helen Chandler-Wilde compares views on gun control policy in Europe and in the US after Charlie Hebdo massacre On 7th January of this year, two masked gunmen forced their way into the offices of Charlie Hebdo in the 11th arrondissement. The two perpetrators of this attack, thought to be brothers Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, used powerful military-grade firearms to […]
Parliament Street’s Campaigns Director, Tom Hunt, has written about policy solutions to the rural housing crisis in his latest piece for Conservative Home. The Conservative Party recently announced its top six priorities for the General election, of which housing was one. Parliament Street will be reflecting further on housing challenges both rural and urban in its upcoming policy book, due to […]
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Demonising David Cameron won’t engage young people in politics. Bite the Ballot today took a swipe at David Cameron for politely declining to participate in one of their online #LeadersLive debates. Whilst they are understandably disappointed that Cameron cannot participate when other party leaders have, I question whether this bitter criticism really seeks to serve the purpose of why Bite […]
Sarah-Jane Sewell sets out her environment and rural affairs predictions for 2015.
2014 has been an interesting year. A lot has happened, especially with energy. The major events of the year including Russia’s invasion into Crimea and ISIL’s invasion into Iraq and Syria all had a knock-on affect on the energy market. At first, both events pushed oil prices up as supply was threatened when Vladmir Putin cut off gas to Ukraine […]
In December 2014, hackers attacked the computers of Sony Pictures, apparently in an attempt to prevent the release of “The Interview”, a film depicting the fictional assassination of Kim Jong-un. The attack was praised by the North Korean National Defence Commission, describing it as a “righteous deed”, and although the North Koreans publicly deny any involvement in the attack, US investigators have concluded that North Korea was responsible for these actions.
By Matthew Gass A potential referendum on Britain’s membership in the EU is taking a central role in the next general election. Therefore, it seems worthwhile taking a look at the role of referenda and direct democracy in British politics. This is especially true in the context of the recent votes on AV and Scottish Independence. Historically it has been […]
We should not tolerate the intolerant
Parliament Street’s Charlotte Kude analyses the meaning of last week’s events for French society and the wider western world. Also featuring in TheCommentator We are at war. Not my words, those of a French MP last Thursday. Finally, someone says it. This is a war that we didn’t start. Let me clarify: the West is not at war against Islam and never has been. However, it will defend itself […]
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