July 5th, 2024 Election day has been and gone. As expected, fever pitch was never even approached as we just gently chugged through the results. However, the results are well worth analysing. The Reform Party achieved four MPs out of a total of 650: this with a total voter turnout
July 4th, 2024 Election day has arrived in the UK and the weather has been mixed. The general principle is ‘The worse the weather, the lower the turnout’ and that generally lowers the number of Labour supporters turning out to vote. The weather has been patchy, varying throughout the country,
The UK Election Rumbles On July 2nd, 2024 This is an update following on from my delayed last letter that was found hiding in embarrassment down the back of the sofa. The gambling issue rumbles on and more will come to light but such is the strength of the gambling
Following on from the latest mishaps to befall Rishi Sunak, it was revealed that Craig Williams, his PPS, placed a £100 bet on a July election three days before the announcement that very few people knew about. Rishi Sunak’s closest parliamentary aide placed a £100 bet on a July
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is about to learn the truth of Enoch Powell’s now famous adage that all political careers end in failure. Some may say attaining the Prime Ministership is scarcely failure but that’s surely only so if one is actually
A few weeks ago whistle blowers raised allegations of New Zealanders’ completed census forms being photocopied without the persons’ knowledge. More details about this later. Meanwhile the Princess of Wales underwent planned abdominal surgery at the London Clinic, a large, independent private hospital in the UK. The hospital has over
Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield Could it be that British politics is slipping into some post-satire phase of confusion and condemnation? The second full week of the 2024 election campaign was definitely beyond satire – and will probably be remembered for three things. First and foremost, this was the week Rishi
Ann Farmer Ann Farmer writes from the United Kingdom. mercatornet.com Britain is in a political frenzy after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that a snap general election will take place on July 4. This means that some of his government’s bills will lapse before becoming law, including a
Garret Martin Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service Voters in the United Kingdom on May 22 learned the date they would be joining the many, many people casting ballots around the world in 2024. In a surprise move, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced
Alia Middleton Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Surrey At the last count, 118 MPs have announced they will not contest July’s general election. The vast majority – more than 75 – are Conservatives (or former Conservatives who have been suspended from the party). They include veterans such as Graham Brady,
First, it was the Washington Post, describing a murderous terrorist leader as an “austere religious scholar”. Then it was CNN, wittering about “mostly peaceful protests” – literally against a backdrop of flaming cars and buildings. Now it’s the turn of the BBC – surprise, surprise. The BBC has come under fire
Alex Prior Lecturer in Politics with International Relations, London South Bank University Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that a general election will take place on Thursday July 4. Over the course of the next six weeks, therefore, he and Labour leader Keir Starmer will pit their parties, themselves, and
Steven Tucker Steven Tucker is a UK-based writer with over ten books to his name. His latest, Hitler’s & Stalin’s Misuse of Science, comparing the woke pseudoscience of today to the totalitarian pseudoscience of the past, was released in 2023. mercatornet.com 29 May sees 150 years since
Christopher Kirkland Senior Lecturer in Politics, York St John University On a rainy afternoon in London, an increasingly damp Rishi Sunak confirmed what many had been speculating for most of the day in a speech outside 10 Downing Street – that the UK is heading for an election earlier than anticipated.
May 22nd, 2024 Well, Rishi Sunak has called a general election for 4th July, thus demonstrating his total political naivety. Inflation in the UK is now at 2.3%, the GDP growth rate is increasing and the Rwanda policy seems to be working (albeit slightly) as asylum seekers are moving
