A Government Stuck in a Hole – With no Plan on How to Get Out
A Party failing to come to terms with seismic electoral defeat, a conference hall only half full for the keynote leader’s speech, and a conference stage taken up with quixotic delegates from both extreme ends of the party’s factional spectrum. No – this is not a lookback at Corbyn’s Labour conferences in years gone by, […]
New Poll Identifies 7 Tribes That Make up Labour’s 2024 voter coalition – and the action Keir Starmer Needs to Take to Stay in Power
A new voting intention poll of people who voted Labour, carried out by J.L. Partners for Arden Strategies, has identified the 7 tribes that made up Labour’s 2024 voter coalition. It has also identified what Keir Starmer needs to do to keep them on side. Key findings from the poll include: Labour’s voters demand action […]
Conservative Leadership Contest: State of the Race
With a fortnight to go until Conservative MPs begin whittling down the field of six leadership candidates, the race for the next Tory leader is wide open. So far, only a third of them have publicly declared who they are backing in the contest, with many MPs biding their time and resisting the temptation to […]
Victory Lap or Litmus Test? Keir Starmer’s Challenges at Labour Party Conference 2024
Next month’s gathering of the Labour Party in Liverpool is set to be quite the event. After 13 annual conferences (one was cancelled because of Covid) spent listening to frontbenchers talking about what they might do if they win, there will be unalloyed joy among the faithful at knowing promises made by shiny new […]
Vaughan Gething Resigns: How Did we Get Here?
After just four months, Vaughan Gething has started the process of stepping down as Prif Weinidog, or First Minister, of Wales, after four ministers quit his government, and another was sacked. His resignation came after he had faced continuing questions about accepting £200,000 in donations from a firm owned by a man convicted of environmental […]
Analysis of Labour’s Upcoming King’s Speech
As we anticipate the first King’s Speech under the new Labour government this Wednesday, it’s crucial to consider the potential themes and implications. Two weeks on from the General Election, this is where the tone for Labour’s term in office will be set and where the real hard work of Government begins. The Government’s agenda […]
The Battle of the Negative Campaigns
The last eighteen months should surely have prepared us for what will be a brutalising election campaign, as the Conservatives and Labour joust over the latter’s double-digit opinion poll lead. Negative campaigning has featured prominently ever since the start of partygate and Boris Johnson’s attacks on Keir Starmer for what he said was his failure to […]
Humza Yousaf’s Resignation – What Happens Next?
If a week is a long time in politics, the last 10 days has been an eternity for Humza Yousaf. Last Saturday, whilst taking part in a pro-independence march, Humza Yousaf reiterated his support for his power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Green Party, saying “I really value the Bute House agreement. We’ve achieved a lot […]
Scottish Politics and Lucky Generals
The SNP-Green coalition in the Scottish Parliament has ended acrimoniously and we are now into unknown territory. The First Minister now faces an uncertain future as his Coalition partners of this morning are this evening threatening to vote against him in an upcoming vote of no confidence.
Xi Jinping’s Superpower Ambitions: Understanding China’s Cyber-Attack on the Electoral Commission
The nature of the UK and the West’s relationships with China will be the defining foreign policy challenge of the next decade and beyond. Whoever wins the next UK election will need to arrive at a coherent strategic posture. China’s ability to penetrate British democracy is clear. Back in August 2021 the UK’s election watchdog, […]
