Opinion

Of all the wise words that have propelled Emmanuel Macron to within a grasp of the French presidency the one that will strike a chord with British people is: "A Left that does nothing achieves nothing". After two terms of Conservative rule and a soon-to-be third term around the corner if the polls are to be believed it is clear that the left is out of sight for the time being in Britain, with our divorce from Europe confirmation that "tensions...

It can be quite unsettling as a Yorkshireman to be more perturbed by our political landscape than about the price of beer or the weather conditions, but with the divorce from our biggest trading partner officially underway and a snap election on the horizon to cement said proceedings my contempt for drizzly conditions and ludicrously priced flat lager have officially been demoted. After two terms of crippling austerity cuts, the dismantling of the welfare state and a referendum that was used...

A vicar's daughter exuding sincerity and humility, understandably, the nation trusts Theresa May above all others to steer us through the chaotic divorce from the EU that she warned against, but now believes in whole-heartedly. And we also trust her fully now she has announced she needs even more of that trust so we need to trust her that an early election she'd always warned would be destabilising is actually just what we need. - Right at the same time as these tricky Brexit negotiations...

As far as political polling goes you could do far worse than keeping an eye on Business Insider. The industry rag samples double the amount of people than regular pollsters and correctly tipped an exit from the European Union in last year's election against all the odds. And following the announcement of a snap election on June 8th it has tipped an unlikely candidate as the winner - The Liberal Democrats. According to their poll some 40 per cent of...

  By Marcus Hendriks  Today, in an 11.15am special statement, Theresa May announced that she will be calling a snap General Election on 8th June. Following expected the parliamentary approval of a two thirds majority, the United Kingdom is destined to have its first snap election since Margaret Thatcher’s victory over Labour in 1979. As with any significant political event, there will be (indeed already is) a plethora of analysis, commentary and speculation. Why did Theresa May choose to call...

This weekend I sat aghast as Turkey voted to take a step back from democracy and grant President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping new powers that give him wide control over the judiciary, broad powers to make law by decree, abolish the office of the Prime Minister and, effectively, make him a dictator. Today, as Theresa May announces a typically opportunist snap election which will move Britain to the right, impose a hard Brexit on the country and force more cuts I'm...

A TFL public consultation that includes proposals to "compulsory purchase" a retail trade park in New Cross Gate in south east London has mobilised a community into to action, lead by the political party Lewisham People Before Profit. Marie Duggard, a local resident and activist in PB4P, says that the consultation fails to address the huge numbers of crucial local jobs the wider community would lose and its devastating consequence on the entire community, highlighting the 239 jobs alone at...

By Danni Manzi, Head of Policy and Campaigns - Breast Cancer Care At the beginning of April, NHS England approved a new funding system for medicines that changes the way drugs, including those for breast cancer, are made available. The pros and cons have been widely debated, both before and after the decision was made, yet the real crux of the matter – the decision to have a £20 million threshold - has still not been explained by NICE or the NHS....

If you want to make a bit of money out of a hard Brexit invest in fluorescent jackets and clipboards. That's the advice of Guy Platten, the chief executive of the UK Chamber of Shipping, who today confirmed that anything less than a friction-less customs deal with the EU could lead to substantial queues at Holyhead and Dover as border officials with mountains of paperwork create substantial traffic jams. It's a scenario the chamber is clearly not prepared for. The negotiations between Britain and...