Post Tagged with: "general election 2015"

10 letterboxes that political activists DREAD

10 letterboxes that political activists DREAD

As polling day gets ever closer, Parliament Street took some time out to share some photos from the campaign trail. If there’s one thing that unites activists from all political backgrounds, it’s the hell that comes from the following letterboxes… 1. The annoying sideways letterbox  2. As if number 1 couldn’t get any worse….. The annoying sideways letterbox + knocker 3. […]

by and · 4th May 2015 · Blog
Och aye the noo! What a Labour/ SNP coalition could mean for you

Och aye the noo! What a Labour/ SNP coalition could mean for you

Parliament Street’s Mo Metcalf- Fisher discusses what an SNP- Labour coalition could mean for you.  If there’s one thing the polls are suggesting this election, it’s that things are mighty close. I guess that’s what makes it all quite exciting. But there are some outcomes the polls suggest, that will no doubt cause concern to many voters. Certain political outcomes are […]

by and · 28th April 2015 · Commentary, Blog
Smart Government: Any Man Politics

Smart Government: Any Man Politics

Parliament Street’s Clare Ambrosino presented her chapter “Any Man Politics” at the launch of the think tank’s debut book “Smart Politics”. The term ‘Any Man Politics’ is a loose translation of the anti-systemic political party ‘Fronte dell’Uomo Qualunque’, which was set up in post war Italy, supposedly to protect the ordinary man “Any Man” against the ruling elite. In the […]

by and · 27th March 2015 · Blog
Smart Government: Local Homes For Local People

Smart Government: Local Homes For Local People

Parliament Street Director, Tom Hunt, has called for the Conservative Party to provide more support for the expansion of Community Land Trusts (CLT’S) in his chapter within Parliament Street’s first book, “Smart Government” Tom Hunt provides two in depth case studies of how CLT’S have been established in rural and urban settings since the last election. Both have linked the […]

by and · 26th March 2015 · Blog
Parliament Street Book Launch

Parliament Street Book Launch

Parliament Street will tonight officially launch its new book entitled ‘Smart Government’. Smart Government contains contributions from several leading political figures including former defence secretary Liam Fox. Key topics explore include immigration, technology and its impact on public services, housing and fracking. Liam Fox, who provided the foreword to the book will address attendees at the launch party this evening in […]

by and · 25th March 2015 · Blog