“Following the disturbances that have been taking place up and down the country, including the protests in Weymouth on Sunday, we deplore the acts of racism and hatred that have unfolded. They are a stark reminder of the work still needed to push bigotry out of our society forever.
"We...
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It means that for the first time, you can easily see the total sums of donations and earnings for individual MPs - something which was previously very difficult to collate and compare due to the way the...
Roadblock protests will go ahead this weekend, campaign group UK Uncut have confirmed, as the Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling, reiterated plans to slash legal aid in his speech to the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.UK Uncut spokesperson Jim Thompson said: “The government’s proposals will destroy legal aid, blocking access...
On Tuesday 25th September I received a letter from the Chairman of the Conservatives expelling me from the Party.
I believe that this is an extreme and disproportionate measure which illustrates an increasing level of intolerance within the Party particularly on the issue of Brexit.
It is no secret that I disagree...
With the general election less than a month away, are you ready to cast your vote?
Elections for Members of Parliament for the five UK Parliamentary constituencies covering the Dorset Council area are taking place on Thursday 4 July 2024.
The candidates nominated will be published on our website by 5pm on Friday 7...
We were tagged by
@jolly_angelina who listed her fantasy Opposition. We then started to discuss the idea of inviting people to construct their fantasy government front bench and their manifesto for change.
If we could put in place specific people to liberate this country from the establishment chokehold who would...
Media: OK, I know......I know I said I was having a respite. BUT! Was just at my local supermarket. It's near my local town which is in the Tory heartland and the richest town in England. Me being me, I try to bring up politics without bringing it up...for...
TV’s news comedy show, Mock the Week, has a semi-regular and very funny segment involving Hugh Dennis and one of the other panelists. In this segment, the other panelist will read lines from a senior political figure while Hugh Dennis delivers his interpretation of what the politician really means....
Political commentators who misread Jeremy Corbyn and the general election have been eating varying amounts of humble pie this week. Here is a round-up of some pre-election columns and subsequent mea culpas. Polly Toynbee, The Guardian – 19 April 2017 ( on Corbyn accepting Theresa May’s plan for an early...
OVER 25,000 HAVE NOW BACKED THE CHARTIY’S CAMPAIGN ASKING THE NEXT GOVERNMENT TO SIGN THE VETERANS PLEDGE
The veterans’ charity Help for Heroes is concerned that party manifestos do not go far enough in their commitment to support veterans, and in the last seven days before the General Election is...
