Paul Nowak column: ‘Britain needs a living standards Budget’
£14,000. That’s how much extra households have paid in mortgage, energy, loan, and water bills since 2021. From…
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The UK’s independent nuclear deterrent: the case against renewal
At the end of October Polly Toynbee wrote a piece in the Guardian which has reopened the debate…
The Government’s approach to Local Government is a tale of two nations
Like many other Councils Newcastle receives the majority of its money from Central Government. The Coalition has cut…
Should we incentivise people to vote?
Turnout in the recent PCC elections averaged around 15% and for the last six by-elections has averaged under…
Victoria Groulef selected in Reading West
Reading Labour Party have today selected Victoria Groulef as their General Election candidate for Reading West. Here’s a…
Polling shows the public agree with Miliband, not Cameron, on Leveson
Ed Miliband’s name is muck with most journalists at the moment, and David Cameron is the new ‘saviour…
Tory Minister blaming problems on migrants – same old Nasty Party
Every now and then my jaw drops when reading or hearing something someone says. It tends to be…
The alternative EU summit
This weekend my constituency of the East Midlands will play host to an alternative EU summit, where young…
Lib Dems in Rotherham – “the worst single performance by a major party in any by election on record.”
By-election expert Rob Hayward told the Telegraph: “The Liberal Democrats performances in the three by-elections and their eighth place in…
Housing the North
By Ann Pittard The minister charged with planning, Nick Boles, this week joined the chorus of those looking for…
Well done Labour Party machine (but there’s still a crisis of politics)
Three by-elections. Three wins. Three swings to Labour. It’s hard to be too critical after a night like…
