When journalists write articles about whether countries are free or not, as with this piece in the Financial Times by Martin Wolf about India, they often rely on the ratings from Freedom House. Reading Wolf’s article, my interest was piqued concerning what Freedom House says about the post-Brexit UK, and specifically for the freedoms that […]
UK Politics
Elections watchdog raises concerns as party spending limits could rise by 52% - while ministers keep donations to under £11,000 anonymous.
“The Labour Party has made it clear: First Past the Post is flawed and deeply damaging to our democracy,” one campaigner said.
A report by the Commons' Public Accounts Committee says more should be done to help young adults trace their funds
"Apparently, he is 'putting Ashfield on the map'. I think he is making us a laughing stock" one constituent said
The head of MI6 was right when he recently declared that China was 'absolutely complicit' in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, writes Brian Latham
We should celebrate the birth of the NHS and the welfare state – but also acknowledge it has too often let learning disabled people down in the worst way imaginable, writes Stephen Unwin
But was the bank’s research into Farage diligent enough? asks Tom Scott.
Huge losses in the Selby and Ainsty and Somerton and Frome by-elections are signs of a Conservative Government heading for a landslide defeat at the next general election
A big problem facing UK politics is that both main political parties see the status quo as in their narrow self-interest, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall