A Disgruntled Class | Sarah Stook
Politicians are probably the most hated career group in the country, even above lawyers and tax collectors. To the masses, they are a group who suddenly become the elite upon election, who thrive...
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The Conservatives should offer a second referendum – but not just yet │ Alex Simpson
Since the triggering of Article 50, Parliament has done everything in its power to prevent the UK from leaving the EU. Those who voted to start our departure have since backed calls for a...
The Angry Grassroots | Sarah Stook
If Twitter is anything to go by, the Tory membership is not happy with Theresa May’s recent Brexit swing. Clearly, the Prime Minister’s decision to open talks with Jeremy Corbyn on Brexit have not...
How to deliver a conservative Brexit | Jake Scott
Theresa May’s lame-duck deal for us to exit the European Union has been (on multiple occasions at the time of writing) resoundingly defeated in the British parliament. And of course, questions followed on what...
We Should Free the BBC | Jack Rydeheard
Over the years, we’ve all got used to tuning in to advert-free broadcasting from our state-owned channel. We’re accustomed to high-quality programmes being completely at our disposal. The BBC has, for an era, been...
Brexiteers must back the Withdrawal Agreement so we can finally Leave | Tamsin Richardson
By not backing the Withdrawal Agreement, the ERG has – ironically – been the most important tool for the Remain campaign. Parliament’s refusal to back the Withdrawal Agreement has meant that there is a...
Our politics isn’t just polarised – it’s facing an existential split │ Jake Scott
Polarisation is becoming something of a zeitgeist in British politics – it’s always been the case that two parties, representing opposing ideologies, have dominated our elections, but the underlying assumptions across the people of...
On the failure of Westminster │ Kurtis Prosser
The above famous piece of art – by street artist Banksy – is circulated widely on social media, showing the floor of the House of Commons, the benches filled on either side, not with...
Anti-Semitism at Leeds University │ Cormac Trigg
Last Monday, Leeds University Union voted down a motion proposing to combat anti-Semitism on campus. The Union’s rules state that 75% of a given panel must vote in favour of a motion for it...
What will be the legacy of neoliberalism? │ Jake Scott
Neoliberalism is the defining socio-economic ideology of our world. For many, it is nothing but a success: it has lifted millions across the world out of absolute poverty, relative poverty and, for some, into...
