May: A Complicated Legacy? | Sarah Stook
Theresa May’s press conference on the 21st May 2019 was unlike any other. As she pressed for Withdrawal Vote 4, she must have known the barrage of criticism that would come out as soon...
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How to Solve a Problem Like CCHQ | Sarah Stook
Conservative Central Office (CCO) was founded in 1871, becoming the Conservative Campaign Headquarters/ CCHQ in 2014. Based in the heart of London, Westminster to be precise, CCHQ is the centre of the Conservative Party. ...
A Post Election Analysis | Sarah Stook
Final Totals in the 2019 Elections: Council Control: Conservative- 93 (-49) Labour- 60 (-3) Lib Dem- 18 (+12) UKIP- 0 (No Change) NOC/Other- 77 (+43) Seats: Conservative- 3,559 (-1,335) Labour- 2,020 (-86) Lib...
The Lost Generation | Sarah Stook
In the 2017 General Election, only 43% of 18-24 year olds voted. That number went down to a rather low 36% in the 2016 European Union referendum. It’s pretty clear from this that the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Satanic Verses: A Legacy | Sarah Stook
Thirty years ago, an Indian-born British author wrote a book. This novel, a story of magical realism akin to the author’s usual work, combined fantasy and religious history in two worlds. The book? A...
