Tourists heading to Westminster will, no doubt, be fascinated by the Brexit deadlock which has created a political crisis in this country. History, politics and law now converge as Prime Minister Boris Johnson contemplates breaking decades of constitutional convention to find a resolution. Fears that the PM may suspend Parliament to get a no-deal Brexit […]
Food shortages, supply chain issues, it’s argued that all these current problems trace back to the UK government’s handling of Brexit and the pandemic. There are some who say this was inevitable given the impact and the untimely confluence of the two during 2020-21. However, politicians such as Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham believe that […]
How did Britain go from rumours of a possible dream team Labour-Greens alliance back in 2018 to Boris brooding over Brexit, climate action and the coronavirus panic? Some believe terms such as ‘Golden Age’ and ‘Camelot’ have no place in the harsh and dirty reality of every day politics but that Jeremy Corbyn-Caroline Lucas option […]
Labour MP Sir Keir Starmer has emerged as a frontrunner to be the leader of a Labour Party that has experienced extraordinary swings in popularity in recent years. Many in the party hope that he will bring an end to this election see-sawing and present a unifying centrist mandate and show the electorate that Labour […]
After an election day of massive swings, we look at what Boris’ victory means for London and the rest of the UK. MPs returned to Westminster today after a historic election which saw massive Conservative gains in Labour heartlands. There are now 109 new Tory MPs, 55 of which won in traditional Labour seats. It […]
HISTORY is the word that keeps popping up during discussions about the Brexit deadlock, and for good reason. For when was the last time a government used prorogation to thwart the House of Commons? The English Civil War in 1642? 1931? 1945? Most agree, it’s been at least a century. Labour shadow attorney general Shami […]
Although common in countries such as Canada, citizens’ assemblies broke new ground in the UK in 2016 and 2017. Following their tentative introduction in those preceding years, 2019 just might be the year they not only help break the Brexit deadlock but also change democracy and political representation in Britain forever. Brexit and climate change […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
