The extremism of both far-right and far-left power may be separated by a very small margin. That of governments having complete social responsibility over countries, and businesses having greater rights and monopolies. Continue reading Where Left and Right-Wing Politics Meet
The COVID-19 Inquiry is well underway and confirming many things already known to us, such as Number 10’s infamous lockdown parties and the UK government’s lack of preparation. However, the inquiry has recently exposed something deeply rotten; the innate misogyny … Continue reading What a State: The Sexism Epidemic in Number 10
I spent two months in northern France volunteering for Care4Calais, a charity that supports refugees across the UK and France. I have written a couple of poems about the refugee crisis and my experiences on the French-British border: Today, Together … Continue reading The Refugee Crisis
Tuesday 2nd May Oral Questions – Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office MPs will question ministers from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office about a variety of issues. This will be the first opportunity for MPs to scrutinise FCDO ministers at … Continue reading This Week in Parliament: Week Commencing 1 May
Two big events that will have significant ramifications have taken place this week, both concerning party leaders from the 2019 general election. Sir Keir Starmer has announced that Jeremy Corbyn, who led the Labour Party in the 2019 election, will … Continue reading This week in British Politics #3: A guide through the headlines (Monday 13 Feb to Friday 17 Feb)
This week, unbelievably, something Sheffield-related is front page news and it is my great pleasure to fill you in on it, though I’m sure many of you will have read all about it already. Some of you will probably remember … Continue reading This week in British Politics #2: A guide through the headlines (Monday 6 Feb to Friday 10 Feb)
What has happened this week in British Politics? Find out below! This will be a weekly series, so stay tuned… The first thing you might have noticed is that everyone was on strike. On Wednesday, February 1st, members of the … Continue reading This Week in British Politics #1: A Guide Through the Headlines (Monday 30 Jan to Friday 3 Feb)
The House of Lords is and remains a beacon of expertise and independence in our political system and acts as an effective scrutinising machine to the government. Reform should keep this in mind… Continue reading Starmer Misses the Point of the House of Lords in his Attempt to Attack Johnson
For those of us who dislike the Tories, and specifically Boris Johnson’s current cabal of rule breakers and liars, the defection of Bury South MP Christian Wakeford to the Labour party is a welcome development. However, for those of … Continue reading There must be a by-election in Bury South.
Like them or loathe them, face masks have been proven to be heavily useful at reducing the transmission of Covid-19. Last week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reintroduced them as mandatory in shops and on public transport. This was announced … Continue reading Johnson’s New Mask Policy Only Covers his Self-interest
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