News
How the 'Masterpiece Paradox' and 'Brother's where art thou' reveal Reform's problem with tactics vs strategy
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (1337+ words) I don't advise watching the horror film "The Devil Inside' but it should be more famous. Not for the script, plot, acting or cinematography all of which are just very bad. But because, in 2012, Paramount the producers of this abysmal…...
John Looby: Burnham and Farage are likely to fail
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (254+ words) Global equity expert John Looby writes on the financial markets. Utilising three decades of trading experience, he provides the inside take on equities, the fixed income markets and the dynamic between money and politics. John joined KBI Global Investors in…...
Jason Perry: Croydon is recovering. But we have lots more to do.
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (655+ words) Jason Perry is the Executive Mayor of Croydon. I was born and raised in Croydon. I built my business here. My family is here. This borough is not an abstract political issue to me. It is home. A month ago,…...
Meet the leaders of Birmingham City Council who pledge to 'restore hope"
10+ hour, 21+ min ago (1294+ words) Two men who have sat together in opposition on Birmingham City Council for the past eight years watching the Labour Party run affairs have now become the duo running the local authority, heading up a minority coalition. Roger Harmer, Liberal…...
Silence on new fees for exercise classes on Downs despite MP's pledge
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (652+ words) MP for Bristol North West Darren Jones (inset) has spoken out against controversial fees for exercise classes on the Downs A Bristol MP has spoken out against controversial fees for exercise classes on the Downs and said the lord mayor…...
Beyond Brexit: the case for Europe in an unstable world
9+ hour, 6+ min ago (1103+ words) On 20 June, thousands of people will gather outside Temple station in London and march once again for Britain's European future. To some, this may seem like an exercise in nostalgia, a rerun of arguments supposedly settled years ago. But that…...
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in swipe at Oxford University politicians
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (274+ words) Reform UK's leader has taken an apparent swipe at Oxford University politicians amid a row about a candidate's historic social media posts. Ahead of the Makerfield by-election next week (Thursday, June 18) the leader of Reform has defended his candidate Robert…...
Reform has been warned that defecting Tories will damage its brand " and the first evidence is in
4+ week, 2+ day ago (529+ words) Since Reform UK took in several high-profile Conservative defectors in the space of a few weeks, a debate has arisen about whether these new recruits benefit or harm Nigel Farage's party. Polling since the defections should indeed give Farage some…...
Plymouth Reform councillor Ben Rowe back after suspension
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (250+ words) A Reform UK councillor who was suspended from the party over a number of social media posts has been reinstated. Ben Rowe was elected to the Ham ward in the Plymouth City Council elections in May before he was suspended…...