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.
By Cllr Stephen Canning It’s Monday morning and Ellie’s recycling hasn’t been collected, frustrated she sends a DM to the council Twitter account on her way out of the house. Using geolocation it dispatches a drone to go collect the bag that was missed by the refuse collection and sends her a picture to show it being removed. Later, during […]
By Tom Hunt The idea of Civic Conservatism was central to David Willetts when he wrote his seminal text on Modern Conservatism in 1992. He presented the argument that for a Conservative, the key aim should be to reconcile support for free markets – which deliver freedom and prosperity – with the belief in the power and inherent worth of […]
Mr. Putin’s week started out bad when he left the G20 summit in a huff after Western leaders “ganged up on him” and turned worse after Germany announced they will not be making their 2020 co2 emissions target. It’s been a tough week for the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. First the Putin regime was singled out at the G20 summit in […]
The Future of Direct Democracy
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 […]
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