UK Politcs

Tory Councillor Defects To Join The Lib Dems

PA | Posted 26.04.2012 | UK Politics

The younger sister of a Tory MP has defected as a Conservative councillor today to join the Liberal Democrats. Sarah Dinenage, sister of Gosport MP...

What is This World Coming To?

Abbie Maguire | Posted 27.05.2012 | UK
Abbie Maguire

What is this world coming to?" - it curls off the lips as perfunctory as an adjacency pair. Often the reply is a silence - aren't we all void of respo...

Influence Should Be Earned Not Bought

Jane Wilson | Posted 26.05.2012 | UK Politics
Jane Wilson

David Cameron said that he thought the next big political scandal after MPs' expenses would involve lobbying. Sadly, but one might say predictably, the next big political scandal has involved a party fundraiser attempting to encourage a company to give money in return for access to policymakers.

Dear Unemployed: Please Start Building Pyramids

Greg Jenner | Posted 28.04.2012 | UK Comedy
Greg Jenner

There's been a lot of outrage recently in the press. Being a pedant, this always makes me chuckle, mostly because the medieval word 'outrage' originally meant a gratuitous excess of criminal violence.

Why Politics Should Be Taught at School

Liam McLaughlin | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK Politics
Liam McLaughlin

It was recently found that more 18-year-olds in the UK have a Facebook account than are registered to vote. Indeed, according to Experian, more than a million 18-year-olds are signed up to Facebook compared to only 520 000 on the electoral role.

It's Time to End Unfair Energy Price Rises

Luciana Berger | Posted 05.11.2011 | UK Politics
Luciana Berger

Instead of standing back minsters should be taking urgent action to curb soaring prices. Labour's approach would mean a real change - more competition, fairer bills, transparent pricing and extra support for those who need it.

A Reply to Charles Moore...

Daniel Cowdrill | Posted 27.09.2011 | UK Politics
Daniel Cowdrill

The collapse of the banking system and the recent phone-hacking scandal have led some to question the wisdom of market forces. In a now famous piece ...