Tag: Politics

Are we are all Whigs now, asks Prof James Alexander. "If any historical time looks like ours it is the Whig era of Walpole, when the entire system was tied up in 'establishments' and nets of corruption."

Anti-immigration campaigner Tommy Robinson is labelled "far-Right" by the media, but he calls himself a "centrist". Should we believe him, asks Professor James Alexander.

Politics today is a runaway train driven by emotional 'kitsch' rather than reason, turbocharged by tech's global hype machine. Make sure you're sitting close to the emergency exit, says Dr David McGrogan.

The sweeping House of Commons reforms proposed by Green MP Ellie Chowns are evidence that the Mrs Dutt-Pauker types have moved from Peter Simple's columns into public life. We're in for a bumpy ride, says Sean Walsh.

The Muslim Vote wants Labour to abolish Victorian ‘spiritual influence’ laws that prevent religious leaders from swaying voters, but Steven Tucker argues that in cities like Leicester these laws are more vital than ever.

Biden's sudden exit and the canonisation of his hopeless VP is a dismal chapter in American politics – one that will further erode trust in the democratic process, says Tony Morrison.

The worst political word of our time is ‘delivery’, says Prof James Alexander. It's on the lips of every politician, but this "Amazonisation" of politics completely misunderstands what politics is about.

Keir Starmer is planning to let 40,000 prisoners out of jail in a novel approach to easing overcrowding. Prisoners serving less than four years are set to be automatically released after serving 40% of their sentence.

Labour will win because the public are rejecting the Tories' failed attempt at technocratic government, says Dr David McGrogan. But they will soon reject Labour's technocracy too. A new kind of government is needed.

The verdict is in, and it's not good news for Donald Trump. Or is it? Everything you need to know about the historic criminal conviction of a US President.