uk politics

Signposts and weathercocks

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 12:09 pm, July 19th, 2015 - 18 comments

In Mhairi Black’s maiden speech she talked about signpost politicians whose principles are clear and weathercock politicians whose principles shift with the breeze.

The Best of British; The NHS, the Welfare State and David Bowie

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 12:39 pm, June 21st, 2015 - 24 comments

Massive anti-austerity marches have just ended all over Britain. Tens of thousands of protesters have turned out to let the Tory government know that the fight against the right has not ended with the general election. Welsh singer Charlotte Church told the crowd in London that she is proudly British, but for all the right reasons.

Labour. Horse. Water.

Written By: Bill - Date published: 5:45 pm, June 11th, 2015 - 97 comments

Sometimes…often…I just can’t get my head around people who make obvious and simple things kinda difficult and fraught.

Conservatives and Human Rights

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:24 am, June 2nd, 2015 - 16 comments

In Australia a recent attempt by Abbott and some supporters to give the Minister of Immigration the power to cancel an Australian’s citizenship status was met by a cabinet revolt.  In England there is talk of the UK withdrawing from the European Convention of Human Rights.  So much for the Conservative commitment to the rule of law.

Ireland votes for same sex marriage

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 10:29 am, May 24th, 2015 - 7 comments

Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to legalise same sex marriages.

Elections in the Anglosphere

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 9:20 pm, May 11th, 2015 - 54 comments

An excellent summary reposted with permission from Dim-Post. “Seems to me that one of Labour’s biggest problems – both here and in the UK – is that they’re faced with an opponent that is (a) better resourced than them and (b) uses those resources to make themselves far, far better at politics than their left-wing opponents.”

Same sh*t different election

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:55 am, May 10th, 2015 - 164 comments

The English Election campaign and the results felt like a rerun of the New Zealand 2014 election campaign.  Slick Crosby Textor designed attacks on Labour’s stability and on the leader and an imbalance of resources contributed to the result in both cases.  How does the left counter this?

UK Election; the lessons.

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 6:52 pm, May 8th, 2015 - 393 comments

Like a punch drunk boxer, the pollsters didn’t see it coming. Three leaders could be writing their resignation letters over night. David Cameron is pinching himself at how easy it all turned out. And Scotland had another referendum.

Some brief thoughts on the UK Election and what can be learned.

Update: Ed Miliband resigns. Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage have also quit.

The Whisky’s In.

Written By: Bill - Date published: 11:27 am, May 7th, 2015 - 32 comments

Before the turgid post-election hell that the British Establishment will undoubtably unleash…

UK Election

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:24 am, May 7th, 2015 - 45 comments

The UK votes tomorrow. A hung Parliament is predicted, and the UK enters uncharted warters, guided only by a cabinet manual. Will Cameron dig in at No. 10?

Miliband:Dangerous Muppet?

Written By: Bill - Date published: 12:58 pm, May 3rd, 2015 - 40 comments

Is Ed Miliband fighting democracy? Well…

A Very British Jamboree

Written By: Bill - Date published: 12:22 pm, April 18th, 2015 - 33 comments

Is Thatcherism finally to be laid to rest?

Trident

Written By: Bill - Date published: 2:21 pm, April 15th, 2015 - 20 comments

Nothing will shift the main UK parties’ attitude on nuclear weapons. Right?

The British Election

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:30 am, April 4th, 2015 - 67 comments

Britain is just over a month away from an election that looks like it will go down to the wire. And the recent leaders’ debate has displayed some very impressive leaders of progressive minor parties who may hold the balance of power after the election has been completed.  In particular Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon may be able to determine who the next Prime Minister will be.