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 | 21 Jun 2017 | Politics
So, Westminster was in nearly full regalia today for the Queen’s Speech, as Queen Elizabeth set out the Government’s legislative agenda for the coming two years – albeit slightly less than usual, with the Queen in more day to day attire and arriving by car rather...
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 | 2 Jun 2017 | European Union
Six Days Left… And so, the UK general election campaign rolls on. This week has seen the chipping away of the hefty poll lead once enjoyed by Theresa May’s team, who have now sought to rebrand themselves as the ‘Conservatives’. Mrs May herself has moved the...
by Chris Rogers | 19 May 2017 | Economy, European Union, Politics
Manifesto mania For avid political readers, this week must have been manna from heaven with the publication of not one, not two, but three manifestos ahead of the UK general election on 8 June. After the brilliant/calamitous (delete as appropriate) leak of the Labour...
