UK Politics

The Conservatives have seized on cars as a political wedge – it’s a bet on the public turning against climate action

— Today, as in the past, pro-car sentiment is a backlash against nascent environmental protest.

OPINION

Poverty in Britain is firmly linked to the country’s mountain of private wealth – Labour must address this growing inequality

— The Labour Party used to radically advocate for common ownership. But as private wealth in Britain benefits from ever-greater tax breaks, anti-inequality sentiment is waning.

Right to Roam

What a Labour government would mean for the right to roam

— Labour has promised to extend access rights enjoyed in Scotland to the rest of Britain.

UK Politics

Labour and Google: A curious connection

— Labour politicians received lavish gifts from Google just before backtracking on a plan to increase taxes on digital companies. The timing raises questions about whether these gifts influenced policy decisions, with critics calling for more transparency.

OPINION

The looming catastrophe for the Tories

— A new poll suggesting a landslide victory for Labour over the Tories at the next General Election discourages an early election for Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives and contradicts Keir Starmer’s claim about needing Scottish votes to win.

UK Politics

UK political landscape faces seismic shift in next election with Tories projected to secure only 90 seats

— In a new poll, the Tories face a potential major setback in the upcoming election. With predictions favouring Labour and highlighting shifts in public sentiment, the political landscape of the UK may be on the brink of significant change.

UK Politics

Britain’s next election could be a climate change culture war

— An argument over London’s ultra-low emissions zone threatens to engulf UK politics and the next general election.

UK Politics

Rishi Sunak’s green backtracking contrasts strongly with previous prime ministers’ efforts

— Past prime ministers could afford to talk big on climate change – but now the impact of the environmental crisis is manifestly real, Rishi Sunak can’t afford to appease those who oppose green policies.

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The UK’s top financial influencers skew Conservative – which helps explain why Keir Starmer’s Labour is so anxious about uncosted spending pledges

— Labour is divided over whether it will win over voters by promising more public investment or by proving it is economically restrained.

OPINION

Better a diamond with a flaw than a stone without

— The Tories’ lies, corruption, and incompetence exposed, and their plan to call an early election to avoid losing more voters revealed. How about their disastrous leaders: Johnson, Truss, and Sunak?

UK Politics

Labour leads in latest YouGov poll on general election outcome

— A new survey by YouGov shows that more people think Labour will win the next general election than the Conservatives.

OPINION

Why Labour is right to stop future UK oil and gas development

— Keir Starmer pledges to end new UK oil and gas exploration – an expert’s take on why this is the right move.

UK Politics

Boris Johnson resignation: Why Rishi Sunak can’t afford to lose more than one of three impending by-elections

— Labour stands a good chance of taking one of three impending votes, while losing either of the other two would be very bad news for Rishi Sunak.

OPINION

A tale of two opinion polls

— Two polls show conflicting results for SNP and the Scottish Independence, with one indicating significant losses for the party in the next UK General Election. The second poll, however, shows support for independence at 53%. Will the SNP have time to develop strategies to stem potential vote loss?

UK Politics

Why a Labour-Lib Dem coalition wouldn’t cause electoral annihilation like their deal with the Tories

— Labour and Lib Dem leaders deny potential coalition for the next general election. However, ideological proximity favours a Lib Dem-Labour partnership.

OPINION

Starmer’s transforming Labour into the Tories’ Mini-Me

— Wee Ginger Dug argues that Labour leader Keir Starmer aims to adopt conservative policies and move the party further right, targeting English nationalist Brexit voters and that Scotland’s interests aren’t his priority as he focuses on winning in England to secure power.