The Union rides again… …but what can we learn from the vote? Jonathan Galbraith, 19 September 2014 “We came within a few thousand votes of losing the greatest country in the world.” Who said that? David Cameron? Alastair Darling? Her Majesty? David Bowie? Clearly not Nicola Sturgeon… None of the above as it happens: Warren Kinsella, former spin doctor to […]
The Prime Minister announced this morning a course of action which has the potential to dramatically alter the political landscape of the United Kingdom forever. The growth in popularity of previously dismissed parties such as UKIP and the SNP, each from radically different sides of the political spectrum, has for some time pointed to public disillusionment with “the establishment.” Voter […]
Something is stirring in the Far East. A dormant nationalism has awoken. Emboldened by economic growth and success at home, the decline and retreat of the West, and the weakness of their neighbours, China has claimed nearly the entire South China Sea as its own and is seeking total regional dominance. Faced by a rapacious, expansionist power, the other countries […]
As a vegetarian and animal rights activist, I was appalled recently to hear that Pizza Express and other food retailers have been selling halal meat to the British Public by stealth, with no labelling whatsoever. We already label whether our meat has been slaughtered in Britain or whether it contains additives, so why not label whether food has been killed […]
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, is to examine if attacks on members of the clergy should be considered hate crimes, according to a front page story on today’s Sunday Times. The article includes research released by Parliament Street revealing that there have been 200 attacks on members of the clergy over the last five years, including beatings, assaults and incidents […]
The Sunday Telegraph has written about Parliament Street’s campaign for assaults on religious leaders to be specifically categorised as hate crimes. Clare George-Hilley has called on the government to take steps to protect religious leaders. Coverage also appeared in The Times newspaper and other international news outlets. See also: Parliament Street Director Clare George-Hilley on assaults on priests
An investigation into the Metropolitan Police’s practice against incidents of falsifying Police logs has been published in today’s Daily Telegraph by Clare George-Hilley from the Parliament Street research council. Clare George-Hilley’s blog
By Caitlin Boydon-Jones On Wednesday evening, Parliament Street was joined by Former Secretary of State for Defence, and Member of Parliament for North Somerset Liam Fox, to discuss his new book Rising Tides; facing the challenges of a new era. Fox delivered a speech covering the topic of Globalisation and the challenges it brings, to a packed out room of […]
By Caitlin Boydon-Jones On Tuesday evening, Parliament Street was joined by acclaimed historian and author Chris Skidmore MP as well as around 50 guests in the House of Commons to discuss Chris’ latest book Bosworth – the Birth of the Tudors. Chris delivered a fascinating lecture, giving a detailed account of the Wars of the Roses which culminated in the […]
Cultural solutions for Italy’s economy
Parliament Street’s Helen Chandler-Wilde on cultural solutions for Italy’s economy A month ago I moved to Milan from London for my year abroad at university. Not only are the economic differences immediately staggering (streets dead on a Sunday and my rent half of what it is in London for a much nicer room), there are also great cultural and political differences […]
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