by Chris Rogers | 30 Jun 2017 | European Union, Whitehouse News
Chuka puts Labour in a spin Following the general election result, morale within the Labour Party was high. But three weeks on, the internal fault lines over Brexit are re-emerging. During last night’s vote on the Queen Speech, 50 of the Party’s MPs chose to defy the...
by Chris Rogers | 12 Jun 2017 | Politics
2016 was a year of major political upsets. 2017 has shown lightening can strike twice. This was one of the most surprising general election results in recent memory. With a 20 point-lead in the polls, the perception of a weak opposition, and a window of opportunity...
by Chris Rogers | 17 May 2017 | Politics
In the most presidential of British elections, the leaked Labour manifesto did at least give some respite to the incessant ‘Theresa vs Jeremy’ narrative. Not that the ability and capability of the Prime Minister isn’t important – of course it is – but the...
by Chris Rogers | 8 Mar 2017 | Politics
Fixed term parliaments be damned. Theresa May should go to the country by calling an early General Election. So said Lord William Hague, former Tory leader, former Foreign Secretary and very definition of a Conservative ‘big beast’ in his Daily Telegraph column...
by Chris Rogers | 22 Feb 2017 | Politics
With the Copeland and Stoke Central By-elections taking place this Thursday, there’s once again speculation about Jeremy Corbyn’s future as Labour leader (but then what else is new?). While getting too specific with political predictions is risky these days, I’ve a...
