During this election, many things changed, if not the Prime Minster. A government of the Right, whose powers will soon be augmented by the transfer of powers from Europe, has…
23 Dec, 2019
How would a Good Society look and feel? And how do we move towards it? Read our blog, comment, share and get involved in the debate.
23 Dec, 2019
During this election, many things changed, if not the Prime Minster. A government of the Right, whose powers will soon be augmented by the transfer of powers from Europe, has…
23 Dec, 2019
The depth of the general election loss doesn’t get any easier to accept the further we get from the result. But there have been glimmers of light for Labour across…
20 Dec, 2019
Did you see Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You or Channel 4's Growing up Poor: Britain’s Breadline Kids? The first, based on real life, painted an unbearably painful picture of the impact…
19 Dec, 2019
“A society cannot be free and is very unlikely to be successful for long unless the men and women in it have real power to determine their own destiny. The…
17 Dec, 2019
As we contemplate the prospect of five more years of the Tories, I am more convinced than ever that under our broken-beyond-repair electoral system, only a progressive alliance offers real…
17 Dec, 2019
The 2019 UK general election confirmed the divided nature of politics, the demise of British-wide politics and the emergence of a four-nation political system. The Tories were elected on a…
13 Dec, 2019
Last night was in some ways worse than expected. We must take time to mourn hopes dashed and care for each other. But if we are honest there are so…
11 Dec, 2019
In the Tory-Lib Dem and Tory-SNP marginals, Corbyn-supporting Mark Perryman argues Labour voters’ second choice is one worth having. I live in Lewes, East Sussex, a Tory-Lib Dem marginal since 1997. There’s…
06 Dec, 2019
In 1934 the political historian RH Tawney said that the UK is ‘the oldest and toughest plutocracy in the world’. Our democracy has been unjust for a very long time…
29 Nov, 2019
Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman provides a handy reading guide for the 12th December general election. There’s not much doubt politics is getting hot, hotter and hottest just as the nights draw…
27 Nov, 2019
This is your essential guide to tactical campaigning. Find out where it will make a difference and how you can get involved. Only days to go in the 2019 general…
22 Nov, 2019
The 2015 and 2017 general elections saw the highest levels of voter volatility in modern times[1]. With voters now much less loyal or partisan and much more influenced by specific…