History offers a sobering lesson. Winston Churchill warned of the perils of underinvestment in defence long before the threat of Nazi aggression materialized. His insistence on prioritising military ...

I cannot recall a government that has lost its sheen so quickly. Let down after let down, disappointment after disappointment. Winter Fuel Payments, keeping the two child benefit cap, kicking social ...

Recent Comments Peter Hirst While appreciating the improvements that regionalism would bring to devolution in England, it is important that our policies do not diverge too far from reality ...

Slamdac and others like him have been brainwashed for years by the poison dripped into their ears by racists. When we did have an open door policy, people came to the UK when there was work and ...

Every week I read Iain Dale’s weekly newsletter. Before you rush to judgement, there is always a picture of some very cute dogs at the end even if I often disagree with the political stuff.

I would like to see our Party endorse Richard Murphy’s “The Joy of Tax”. As he writes in his final chapter: “We will tax to increase equality, and in the process we will reduce inequality ...

In one of those rare-ish Tuesday by-elections, the Lib Dems confortably held on to a Council seat in Brent yesterday. Well done to the Brent Lib Dems. The by-election was caused by the resignation ...

The doubting Tories Weekly Road Report - West End Ward #dundeewestend The Joy of Six 1325 How populists win culture battles while losing the culture war - The Week in Polls ...

I have always favoured unitary authorities – provided they are the right unitaries, of course. It is disheartening, though unsurprising, to see Labour reforming English local government in a way ...

The doubting Tories Weekly Road Report - West End Ward #dundeewestend The Joy of Six 1325 How populists win culture battles while losing the culture war - The Week in Polls ...

The past week has seen three big appearances from Lib Dems. You used to go weeks without anyone so it’s great to see that we have a bigger profile and that there are multiple opportunities for ...

There are 7 principal council by-elections held across England, Scotland, and Wales this week; with a combined of 3 Labour, 2 Lib Dem, 1 Conservative, and 1 Green Party defence. Seats changed ...