Nobody ever thought Sweden would become right wing. Not the haven of neutrality, meatballs and rotten fish. But alas it has and, with the Sweden Democrats polling at around 20%, Sweden needs to come to […]
We must not let British politics become more about appearance than policy
Nowadays in politics, it seems that appearances matter to the public more than principles. And to some extent this is true. Ever since the first televised US presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard […]
Is The House of Lords Proving Its Worth?
The House of Lords has voted to delay the tax credit cuts proposed by the government and make moves to protect people set to lose out from them. In a vote on Monday night peers […]
Rudi Abdallah on Jeremy Corbyn
When Jeremy Corbyn acquired the thirty five nominations necessary to make it on to the ballot paper for Labour’s leadership race, I was naively ecstatic. Here was a man with the grizzled facial hair all […]
Corbyn: Labour’s route to identity?
Jeremy Corbyn, maverick MP for Islington North since 1983, has dominated headlines this week as private polls suggest he could surprise the bookies to emerge victorious in the Labour leadership contest. The already 5-time parliamentary […]
The UK press is dictating our democracy
Anybody who’s picked up a UK newspaper in the last few months will have no doubt read numerous scathing attacks on certain political parties, especially the “Monster Raving Labour Party”. Ed Miliband claimed he was […]
What will Liam Byrne and Labour offer students if they win today?
Liam Byrne is an MP and Shadow Minister for Universities, Science and Skills, who hopes that after today he will be part of a new government. He became infamous for *that* note, when as the […]
Vote Swap is a good way for us to play the system
In an ideal world, we’d like to put forward a vote for the party that we’d like to see win the election. In an ideal world, our vote would always count. Unfortunately, we live in […]
‘You don’t listen to us’: Leeds students ask #whyvote?
Young voters have claimed they feel let down or ignored by the political system in a TV debate in Leeds last night. Students grilled politicians from five political parties in a programme broadcast live by […]
Politicians have an image problem: they aren’t quite human
It’s a frequent complaint among the electorate. Whatever party they represent, politicians are ‘out of touch with ordinary people’, ‘liars’ and quite simply, ‘weird’. Of course, people don’t say these things without good reason. The […]
Political parties explained through film
“A party doesn’t have to form a government to have an influence”: now is a good time to vote for smaller parties
In a recent article, MP Caroline Lucas gave us some insight into just how broken our political system is. Among other things, the former Green Party leader reports that party whips deliberately put people on […]