It is impossible to gauge the social media impact on the election, but the recent Tory fact check stunt highlights the crucial role it plays. During the recent TV debate, the Conservatives changed the look of their press Twitter account, a move now criticised by the founder of the web, Tim Berners-Lee. Only for the duration […]
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Ephraim Mirvis, the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, has today issued a strong criticism of the problem of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. Writing in the Times, he expressed his horror at “a new poison – sanctioned from the top – [which] has taken root in the Labour Party”. His article […]
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Boris Johnson’s key election pledge to introduce 50,000 new nurses to tackle the NHS staffing crisis has been slammed by opponents as “frankly deceitful”. The Prime Minister announced the policy at the launch of the Conservative party’s general election manifesto in Telford where he promised to “release the lion from its cage” and “forge a […]
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Jeremy Corbyn’s decision to be un-divisive and “neutral” over Brexit has been attacked by opponents seizing on the opportunity to portray him as a “bystander” and “decidedly undecisive.” The Labour leader told BBC Question Time his position on Brexit was to take a “neutral stance” adding later, that being an “honest broker” was a “sign […]
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The leaders of Plaid Cymru and the Brexit Party have urged voters to back their policies with calls for “revolution” in the UK. Nigel Farage called for a “much-needed political revolution” while Plaid’s Adam Price appealed to Welsh voters by promising a £20 billion “green jobs revolution.” The Plaid Cymru leader launched the party’s manifesto […]
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Voters have been promised “the most radical and ambitious plan to transform our country in decades” by Jeremy Corbyn who unveiled Labour’s manifesto today – exactly three weeks before December 12’s general election. The Labour leader pledged “investment on a scale you have never seen before” whilst laying out his party’s plans for government in […]
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If you were expecting wonderful oration or campaign-altering sucker punches, you must have been disappointed. The much-anticipated leaders’ debate ended up a rather dull affair. Commentators expected the respective teams behind the two leaders to be glad to have avoided any major gaffs. A post-debate poll awarded Johnson a narrow victory. However, neither leader managed […]
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The Green Party launched its manifesto in Bristol today, pledging to invest £100 billion a year for the UK to be carbon neutral by 2030. This target contrasts with the Conservative ambition for carbon neutrality by 2050, with Labour aiming for “before 2050” and the Liberal Democrats for 2045. Called ‘If Not Now, When?’, the […]
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The director general of the CBI has said political extremists on the right and left of British politics are causing “great harm to the economy” Dame Carolyn Fairbairn told the Confederation of British Industry’s annual conference that extremism from no-deal Tory Brexiters and pro-nationalisation Corbynites meant “we are facing a danger that could get in […]
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The lawyer for Virginia Roberts Guifre said Prince Andrew should submit an interview “under oath” to the police about claims he had sex with one of Jeffrey Epstein’s underage victims. The call follows the unprecedented television interview at Buckingham Palace that saw BBC Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis question the prince about his relationship with Guifre, one […]
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