To mark the 50th anniversary of Harold Wilson’s iconic ‘white heat’ speech, the Centre for British Politics held a conference this summer at the People’s History Museum in Manchester. Ahead … Read the rest
Month: October 2013
Yesterday Lady Gaga tweeted the imminent appearance of the artwork to the cover of her new album – for her fans 6pm could not come fast enough. In a similar … Read the rest
This is the twenty-ninth in a series of posts that report on the state of the parties as measured by opinion polls. By pooling together all the available polling evidence … Read the rest
The UK has witnessed the first significant protest against the use of hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’, with the Sussex village of Balcombe (which is located approximately 16 miles north of … Read the rest
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‘Peace’ talks are breaking out everywhere (the Russians and the West over Syria; Iran and the US speaking after thirty-odd years), but not on the … Read the rest