"Like in all families, there will be differences and even outright conflicts; still, its members feel the bonds of their family resemblance, orienting their ideas and inclinations, both domestically and on the world stage, to a shared ideological purpose."Victor Shammas on the growing club of far-right, hardline nationalist and fascist political leaders that is working hard to transform the world. "Any assessment of the Reform-Tory battle leads inexorably to the conclusion that Badenoch has not only failed to alleviate her party's existential predicament - she has deepened it. The Conservative Party's polling since the July general election tracks on aggregate ...
If you've been involved in Liberal politics for a while then you'll know the standard jibes used to write us off, 'You're too wishy washy', 'I don't know what you stand for', 'You're too soft on . . . .'. People who are not political anoraks generally struggle with what we stand for because we are media homeless and the roots of our creed are so old major tenets have been forgotten and taken for granted. This week tariffs and trade have become a hot topic globally, perhaps for the first time in 90 years. If you're a Liberal free ...
Although it is tough at times, I still really enjoy my role as a Councillor. It is not easy to combine it with my full-time job, all the other commitments, which include the hardest role of all, being a parent. It is such a privilege to hold any public office. Being able to serve the community, try to act and make it a better place for everyone, is a blessing and I treat it with enormous respect. However, I suppose like many of my colleagues, there are moments, when I question myself and wonder whether it would be better to ...
The two-state solution is dead. Or, at the very least, it has been reduced to the one and a half state solution. But then the other Palestinian half is likely to be killed off in the next few weeks. The concept of a Jewish and Palestinian state living side by side cannot work without American backing. No other state has the international clout or sufficient leverage over Israel. The Palestinian state was envisaged as existing in two distinct halves—the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Donald Trump's proposal that the US take control of Gaza, move out all the Palestinians, ...
With foreign donations to British political parties back in the news due to Elon Musk's possible generosity to Reform, YouGov finds strong public opposition to such donations: [IMG: YouGov polling on foreign donations 2025] Opposition, at least for the generic question, is as strong with Reform voters (71%-9%) as with the public as a whole. Survation, with different question wording, previously found smaller public opposition (55%-28%) though clear opposition again. Survation again found Reform voters similar to the public overall, though in their case slightly warmer to the idea (51% opposed compared with 55% overall). Meanwhile, on electoral reform YouGov ...
To be honest I'm getting a bit bored with massive tomes lifting the lid on behind the scenes controversy in government, but that isn't going to stop me blogging on some of the more newsworthy revelations of the latest. The Independent reports that Get In, by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund has left the prime minister facing a series of questions over a meeting with his voice coach while the UK was under strict Covid restrictions and details an attempted 'coup' by his deputy. They add that The loss of the Hartlepool by-election in May 2021 came as a blow ...
Another fantastic photograph by Mila White Photography!
