End the public sector pay cap. Abolish tuition fees. Begin a wave of nationalisations. Start a National Transformation Fund. Protect older people’s benefits. Tax the rich further. Unite the warring factions of Remain and Leave. […]
Debate: Are too many people going to university?
YES Possessing a university degree is no longer special. It seems that everyone and their dog has a degree. Thanks to Tony Blair’s goal of insisting that 50% of school-leavers go to university, we have […]
In the running?
Pundits, MPs and even his cabinet colleagues all seem to have reacted sharply to the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s recent Telegraph article setting out his vision for a ‘bold thriving Britain’ after Brexit. After the […]
Goodbye Uber London – the cost of cheap transport too high to bear?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the 22nd September, news broke that Transport for London (TFL) had stripped Uber of its private hire license that allows them to operate in London, coming into effect by the end of the month. […]
Public sector workers deserve better than real-terms pay cut
If you have ever been ill, attended a school or had to call the emergency services, then congratulations, the overwhelming odds are that you have benefited from the labour of public sector workers. These are […]
Morgan’s Mistake – Russia Isn’t To Blame
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2av__s-598″ align=”center” title=”Morgan Freeman on Russia”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The first step to solving a problem is admitting to having the problem. Unfortunately, major sections of the Democratic party are completely unwilling/incapable of doing this. The shock of […]
America First At The United Nations
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As Maduro Strangles Democracy, Corbyn Needs To Step Up
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Who’s ready for Rees-Mogg?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whisper it quietly but people are slowly but surely starting to use the words “Rees-Mogg” and ‘Prime Minister’ in the same sentence. The odds on his becoming so have been slashed in recent weeks, making […]
The Gryphon asks: Umunna’s Brexit amendment – the right decision?
Yes – Samuel Robinson As the painful Brexit saga rumbles on, we have our latest morsel of tragi-comic entertainment: Chuka Umunna’s motion to amend the Queen’s Speech to guarantee membership of the single market and […]
GE2017: the real winners
The real winners in last week’s general election were the youth. With the Conservatives losing their majority and the Labour party, whilst making impressive gains, falling short, it is the young people of Britain who […]
Leeds UKIP candidate supports NHS privatisation
Leeds Central UKIP candidate Bill Palfreman has expressed his support for privatising the NHS at a hustings organised by Open Rights Group, Amnesty International, and Global Justice Now. Speaking first to the public in relation to […]