James Downes from Parliament Street and Chris Hanley from TNS opinion in Brussels explore the state of public opinion across the Atlantic and outline recent developments, alongside implications for the future of the relationship. Recently, a new set of findings was published by the German Marshall Fund on the state of public opinion across the Atlantic. This is timely given the […]
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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.
Parliament Street’s Events Manager, Georgia Toffolo has been interviewed by International Business Times. She said, “I’d like to see politicians reaching out beyond traditional policy areas and doing more to reach those who should be involved politics but aren’t because they worry it’s not right for them. “There are so many young people in Britain with bright ideas who play […]
With Clacton and Rochester going purple, Farage’s Army giving Labour the scare in Heywood & Middleton and the upcoming 2015 British General Election, James Downes and Joshua Townsley writing exclusively for Parliament Street, argue that UKIP still face significant institutional obstacles if they want to become a major force in British politics.
Parliament Street’s newly appointed head of events Georgia Toffolo speaks out on tackling voter apathy Politics in Britain is in crisis. The MPs’ expenses scandal triggered a seismic reaction across the country, with millions of people viewing their elected officials as opportunistic, greedy and dishonest. Five years have passed since then, and the sting of the scandal still remains in […]
Parliament Street was on page 2 of the Sun today (4 January 2014), covering our appointment of Georgia Toffolo. Georgia Toffolo, who appears in the reality television show Made in Chelsea, joins Parliament Street as events manager.
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 […]
Story originally reported on page 5 of The Guardian – Tuesday 23rd December 2014 More than 600 laptops and 83 iPads belonging to the BBC and its staff have been stolen over a five-year period. The figures have been published after staff complained of an increase in thefts at New Broadcasting House, the BBC’s corporate headquarters in central London. The […]
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.
