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The Liberal Democrats and BREXIT: repercussions for a dramatic policy change?

The Liberal Democrats are back. This is probably the most uncontroversial statement that can be made in British politics at present. The Lib Dems have undoubtedly enjoyed an incredible summer…

Will Corbyn’s Brexit move save his leadership?

At last Jeremy Corbyn has announced that Labour will back a second vote on EU membership. It has only taken the Labour leader two years and eight months (approximately one…

Labour must make their National Education Service plan more realistic

Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘NHS for education’ pledges the move towards a Nationalised Education Service (NES), the aim of which is to implement ‘cradle-to-grave’ learning based on the principle that ‘Every Child…

We must stop overlooking the problem of social inequality

Talking about social inequality is one thing, acting on it is quite another. One might feel that we are at something of a crossroads when it comes to the sickening…

Labour’s disintegration threatens multi-party democracy

Labour’s shambolic loss in Copeland, a seat held by the party for over 80 years, is evidence of the internal and structural problems which have become manifest in the party…

Labour need to take a more decisive stance in Scotland

Jeremy Corbyn has waded into the ever volatile world of Scottish politics by stating that Scotland could not afford independence and that it would lead to “turbocharged austerity”. As if…

Leading politicians are in denial when it comes to the NHS

Grand, sweeping statements tend to divide opinion: and the British Red Cross likening the state of the NHS to a ‘humanitarian crisis’ was no exception. Dr. Paul Robinson, an emergency…

Labour members electing the shadow cabinet would make things worse, not better

The latest attempt by MPs to soothe Labour’s factional battleground has seen them demand the right to elect members to the shadow cabinet. This would mean re-instating the process from…