A new scandal has arisen involving Priti Patel and bullying claims within the Government. In recent times, Home Secretaries have more often than not found themselves at the centre of a media storm. Matthew Whiteley […]
To Tax Or Not To Tax?
All eyes will be on Rishi Sunak on the 11th of March when he is due to deliver his first Budget plan as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer. Particular attention will be paid to […]
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Javid and Mr. Cummings: The Three Musketeers of Whitehall
The relationship between the Prime Minister and Chancellor is tantamount to the conduct of a successful government. Past relationships have seen the big beats square up in Number 10 and the Treasury: Thatcher and Lawson, […]
The State of the Race: Inside the Labour Leadership Election
As the Labour leadership election rumbles on, local Labour UK have met to nominate their favoured successor to Jeremy Corbyn. In committee rooms and church halls up and down the country, Labour members have been […]
Pessimistic or Just Plain Preposterous?
The UK’s Prime Minister delivered a thought-provoking speech at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2019 on modern advances in technology. While the speech featured some important themes and delivered an ultimately powerful message […]
Another Brick In The Wall; Why Labour’s Northern Vote Collapsed
We ran social media and communications for John Grogan’s re-election campaign for Keighley and Ilkley. We attempted to defend a majority of 249 in a seat which arguably typified the mood of the English electorate. […]
The Truth Is Dead. Long Live The Truth.
Politicians have always lied. Never more so than during election campaigns. It would be naïve to have sat down before the leaders’ debate with anything less than a handful of salt. Yet even this familiar, […]
UK Narrowly Avoids Recession Despite Brexit Uncertainty
A new report by the Office for National Statistics has shown that the UK has narrowly avoided a recession by growing 0.3% in the third quarter of 2019, following a contraction of 0.2% in the […]
Labour In the Hands of the Left
Picture the scene. Labour makes heavy losses to both the Tory’s and Liberal Democrats and Johnson forms a government with a sizeable majority. There is a resurgence on the Labour right lamenting Corbynism as a […]
Tory Candidate Says “Nuisance” Council Tenants “Should Live in Tents”
A Conservative candidate has released a controversial video on Facebook in which he criticises the “nuisance” tenants living on the Carsic estate in Ashfield. Lee Anderson is contesting the marginal Nottinghamshire seat of Ashfield, which […]
The NHS Is Not A Political Football
With the General Election campaign underway, it is inevitable and understandable for the issue of the NHS to be brought up by both major parties. It is easy logic; the NHS is a symbol of […]
Retired Rebels Rise Up
Uncooperative crusties” and “importunate nose-ringed climate protesters” must abandon their “hemp-smelling bivouacs,” PM Boris Johnson has demanded. Johnson turned to dated stereotypes that surround protesters when commenting on Extinction Rebellion’s worldwide demonstrations, exacerbating the already […]