Category: Week in UK Politics
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IMMIGRATION, ASSISTED DYING, BENEFIT CUTS (+ THE CHAGOS, UNIVERSITIES) It’s been one of those weeks in UK politics where the leakers and the sneakers conspire together to “warm the pot” on some issues that will boil over in the coming weeks before the House rises and Westminster moves to the South of France on 22nd…
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UK-US TRADE DEAL + UK IMMIGRATION “RESET” A “game-changing” US-UK trade deal and a “significant” UK immigration reset, or an enormous confection of nothingness? US-UK Trade: worse than it was, better than it might have been. On 8th May Donald Trump and Keir Starmer announced a hoooooge trade deal in a cringe-making joint press conference…
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REFORM RISES, RIVALS FALL Reform UK Shocks the System If you thought UK politics was just Labour vs. the Tories forever think again. Reform UK, led by the ever-controversial Nigel Farage, pulled off a political upset this week that’s got everyone talking. In the local elections, they bagged a massive 677 council seats and took control…
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BIG SHIFTS, BAD VIBES Britons feel like crap. This may result in some electoral desperation at the local and mayoral elections next week. Reform UK are capitalising on the sense of despair at “Broken Britain” and the apparent inability of mainstream politicians of all stripes to “grasp the nettle” and set out some possible solutions.…
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AN EASTER ROUND-UP OF UK POLITICS. Climate change, gender identity, industrial policy and local government finances are leavened by one of the most ridiculous political corruption scandals of recent years. Climate Policy Clash: Miliband v Farage UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband criticised Reform UK’s Nigel Farage and the Conservative Party for spreading “nonsense and lies”…
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TWOP IS LAUNCHED! Welcome to the first of my weekly political roundups! Every week I will try to break down the biggest UK political stories in a simple and easy to understand way. NHS Waiting Times Still a Major Concern New data this week showed that NHS waiting lists are still very high, with over…