Tactical voting
Introduction Britain’s Conservative Party suffered a spectacular defeat in the General Election of 4 July 2024. Britain’s electoral system, and the roles played by the media and opinion polls, resulted […]
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Pre-election antics
Politicians in democracies often indulge in irresponsible pre-election antics, regardless of harm to their populations and the world. Irresponsible policies to win popularity form a pattern of power observed previously […]
» Read moreFunding healthcare
Wealthy countries are all facing higher healthcare spending, but politicians won’t say how they want to fund it in Britain The Telegraph has reported that Hospital waiting list deaths double […]
» Read morePolitics and the NHS
Pay negotiations for Britain’s doctors and nurses are affected by wider issues in politics and the NHS, such as views on privatisation Further nurses strikes are possible in the ongoing […]
» Read moreBBC impartiality and free speech
Gary Lineker’s tweet, criticising the Home Secretary’s language about refugees, has led to an overheated debate about BBC impartiality and free speech. This raises interesting questions about the BBC Charter, […]
» Read moreAn incompetent ‘mini-budget’
Prime Minister Liz Truss, and her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, were rightly criticised for the incompetent ‘mini-budget’ statement that was published on 23 September 2022. It created turmoil in financial markets, […]
» Read moreBoris Johnson’s sense of entitlement
Boris Johnson plainly feels that he is entitled to say and do anything, and his political leadership is deeply flawed as a consequence: he brooks no opposition from within his […]
» Read moreSlow reaction
The UK is in the grip of a fuel crisis, caused by a shortage of HGV drivers, and many key workers are affected. The government in Westminster did nothing when […]
» Read moreThe Brexit trade deal
Britain has now left the EU in a ‘Brexit’ after having been a member for 48 years. BBC articles on the New EU trade arrangements report on the trade deal […]
» Read moreVoting for a Hung Parliament
Although newspaper headlines towards the end of the 2019 election campaign are predictably partisan, several influential voices have advocated voting for the smaller political parties and moderate candidates – to […]
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