Why are folk politically disenfranchised? Exhibit A

I wrote to my MP yesterday in the wake of the parliamentary no confidence vote in the government. I was keen to impress upon him

Unsurprising headline of the week: a banker from Sevenoaks and a pastor from Oldham disagree on the EU

My pal, Jeremy Marshall, recently wrote some thoughts on Brexit. I put the following assessment on twitter: He sent me this tongue-in-cheek reply back: As

“Brexit can be stopped” says Keir Starmer. But only if you are happy to jettison democracy

It has been an interesting few days for the Labour Party. Jeremy Corbyn, the party leader, has made a couple of pronouncements. First, there was

What are we afraid of? Thoughts on the Second Referendum march in London

In the wake of that march in London for a second referendum, lots of people have said lots of things. I’ve heard lots of poor

Any democracy can change its mind, but are extra referenda more democratic?

It will not have escaped your notice that many are continuing to call for a second EU referendum. For a long time, that suggestion was

The one reason Labour will struggle in the election

As stated on the Guardian, here is the relevant passage from the BBC transcript in full where Jeremy Corbyn repeatedly refused to say if the

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