by Chris Rogers | 12 Jul 2016 | Politics
So, David Cameron’s out and Theresa May is in. In a flurry of activity yesterday that will have left many political hacks gasping for breath and most members of the public with near whiplash at the speed of developments, the Tory leadership contest ended with a rather...
by Chris Rogers | 27 Jan 2016 | Politics
The Chinese general Sun Tzu once wrote that “the good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.” The Conservatives might be about to put such advice into practice. The Times reported...
by Sam | 4 Sep 2014 | Education & Children's Services, General Election 2015, Politics
This week the majority of schools in England and Wales will return from recess, while MPs will also return to Westminster to get in stuck into a Parliamentary cycle that will be dominated by the looming General Election. So naturally ideas to fill the respective...
by Sam | 4 Sep 2014 | General Election 2015, Politics
In the report of its Commission on Health and Social Care, the health think tank The King’s Fund has called for a single, ring-fenced budget for the NHS and social care, with a single commissioner for local services., rejecting new NHS charges and private...
by Sam | 22 Aug 2014 | General Election 2015
A new poll shows Labour are gaining ground in key marginal seats. The findings of Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft’s poll showed that eight Tory constituencies would all be won by Labour if the election were held tomorrow, whilst only one Labour marginal would fall to...