State of the Nation Theresa May sparked a sense of surprise across the country last week as she called a snap general election to be held on 8 June. Many have since drawn comparisons between the British zeitgeist with a Bristolian lady's reaction to the news which quickly went ...
It can be quite unsettling as a Yorkshireman to be more perturbed by our political landscape than about the price of beer or the weather conditions, but with the divorce from our biggest trading partner officially underway and a snap election on the horizon to cement said proceedings my contempt ...
A vicar's daughter exuding sincerity and humility, understandably, the nation trusts Theresa May above all others to steer us through the chaotic divorce from the EU that she warned against, but now believes in whole-heartedly. And we also trust her fully now she has announced she needs even more of that ...
As far as political polling goes you could do far worse than keeping an eye on Business Insider. The industry rag samples double the amount of people than regular pollsters and correctly tipped an exit from the European Union in last year's election against all the odds. And following the ...
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron's general election campaign got off to a flying start yesterday morning with a statement of intent within a few minutes of the Prime Minister's surprise call for a snap election on June 8. Customarily quick off the mark, the LibDem leader rose to Theresa May's challenge: ...
Bookmakers today shed light on an election devoid of opposition, pricing the Tories 1/7 to win an overall majority in June. With Labour significantly behind in the polls, the UK's opposition party is 14/1 to win the General Election, with "no majority" 13/2. The Conservatives are 1/10 to win the most ...
This weekend I sat aghast as Turkey voted to take a step back from democracy and grant President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping new powers that give him wide control over the judiciary, broad powers to make law by decree, abolish the office of the Prime Minister and, effectively, make him a ...
Theresa May has called a snap General Election. In a Downing Street announcement just now, May says it is with reluctance that she called an election. May claimed that although the 'The country is coming together, but Westminster is not.' She challenges the opposition parties to accept an early election, then ...
The PM has just announced a snap election, on June 8th, however only a matter of months ago she ruled it out. She asks for a period of stability, but has, today, changed her mind. Could it have anything to do with her lead over Labour in the Polls? Surely ...