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The Debate Debate

 Steven Kellow    Politics  

British politics has gone all meta in the last week, as a big debate has erupted out of the preparations and plans for the proposed Leaders’ Debates before this year’s General Election. The politicians vying for our votes in May can’t agree amongst themselves on what format should be used and who should be invited to the televised showdowns, where the politicians will essentially be disagreeing with each other once more. And then they wonder why there is dissatisfaction and disinterest in politics? Debates are — Read more →

State of the Polls: January 2015

 Steven Kellow    Politics  ,

Since the new year, we have begun to see the General Election campaigns really kick off in earnest – with both the Conservatives and Labour launching posters that outline their core arguments for the battle ahead. The Conservatives are playing upon their track record with the economy, with polls suggesting they are more trusted with the keys to the Treasury than their Labour counterparts, while Labour are going on the offensive about the NHS, pressing home their advantage in opinion polls surrounding the issue. These — Read more →

A wage to live by

 Steven Kellow    Politics

Despite the economic disaster of the recession slowly fading into history, the British public are still feeling the pinch as the aftershocks of the financial crisis have kept people, businesses and the Government on high alert for the next downturn. Even though our economy is growing, faster than any other Western economy at the moment, people are still struggling to afford the ever-increasing cost of living and the staggering reality that thousands in this country, one of the most developed in the world, are relying — Read more →

State of the Polls: December 2014

 Steven Kellow    Politics  ,

We’re just under five months away from the General Election, and when we ring in the New Year you can be certain that the campaigning and electioneering of all major political parties will begin to ramp up as they begin to stake their claim for your vote. Next year’s General Election is going to be fascinating. Normally they are two dimensional contests, with the Tories and Labours battling it out for Government and the Lib Dems providing little more than a mild attempt at becoming — Read more →

More crumbs for Scotland

 Steven Kellow    Politics  

The much-heralded Smith Commission report into further devolution for Scotland was published today, with the results of a two-month five-party investigation on what powers to give the Scottish Parliament finally being set out. While the Smith Commission’s recommendations are definitely a step in the right direction, and definitely give Scotland more power than it has ever had within the Union, it does miss some vital opportunities to give real and meaningful devolution to the Scottish Parliament. Let’s start off with the good parts of the — Read more →

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