UK politics analysis
UK politics analysis, covering some of the most significant political topics in the United Kingdom, analysing the consequences and the potential aftermath.
Elections 2012
Last week was a big one for elections where 2012 is concerned. Not only did Ed Milliband’s Labour Party take significant chunks out of the local support for the Conservative government, but
Two horses die at the 2012 Grand National
Two horses have lost their lives in today’s 2012 Grand National putting serious doubt on the measures that have been put in place since last year’s Grand National, in which 2 horses
Ian Hislop’s interview with the Leveson Inquiry
It’s an enquiry that’s seen a vast array of people ranging from questionable journalists to celebrities and editors. With the likes of Steve Coogan talking brilliantly in previous weeks it felt like
London’s 2011 riots: The Aftermath
Last week rioters stormed the streets as though out of nowhere. There had been no unrest in the weeks running up to London’s 2011 riots and there has been little trouble since.
The Oldham East by-election
The beginning of the end of the coalition or a political blip The Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election majority win for Labour could easily be seen as the beginning of the beginning
2011 VAT increase
With the Conservative government clashing over the viability of their 2011 VAT increase of 2.5% with the Labour government, it’s becoming increasingly evident that the rise is more of a permanent feature
Student tuition fees protests fall all too easily into ineffectual violence
Protests have been high on the agenda recently and while some have had a positive impact, the student protests of last month seem to have
Tony Blair & Andrew Marr interview
Tony Blair led the UK as Prime Minister for some ten years, but he’s been keeping himself to himself on the whole since bowing out to the incoming Gordon Brown. However, with
