Peter LinginILLUMINATION·2 days agoMember-onlyOwn goals: UK Politics and the Language of SportMaybe it’s an attempt to get the readers of back pages to pay attention to the front page, but currently, UK politics is best understood as a sport. Gary Lineker is a sports presenter most familiar for introducing the football highlights program Match of the Day (and that’s soccer for…UK Politics5 min readUK Politics5 min read
Luisa PetruccioinBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·2 days agoMember-onlyAmerica, Are You OK?Apparently, in Florida, some consider this statue pornography. Principal fired after Florida students shown Michelangelo statue One parent complained Michelangelo's iconic statue amounted to pornography.www.bbc.co.uk I was going to try and make this a humorous take on the state of the world, but quite honestly, I’m tired of this nonsense. Too tired to even find anything remotely funny about this situation.UK Politics2 min readUK Politics2 min read
Nick Fuller·4 days agoEntitlement to Rule versus Entitlement to Question — Finding a British BalanceGiven the findings of the Sue Gray report and the fact that the Met issued no less than 126 fines to people involved in Downing Street ‘gatherings’, it’s a mystery to many quite why we have a Privileges Committee investigation into Johnson and ‘Partygate.’ …UK Politics8 min readUK Politics8 min read
FatcheckerinThe Haven·6 days agoBoris Johnson And Other Downing Street StoriesToday, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, a man so posh that he literally don’t give a fuck, will appear in front of the Commons Privileges Committee accused of having potentially misled parliament over ‘partygate’ allegations. Boris Johnson. Partygate? Fine. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson, a man so posh that he uses the war in Ukraine to keep his job…medium.comUK Politics2 min readUK Politics2 min read
Benjamin Daniels·Mar 20Britain is in a rut. Here’s what it needs to do.Crossing the divide in UK politics — British society has become entrenched into opposing camps. You can point the blame at social media, newspapers, or populist politicians, and you might be right, but obsessing over who did what won’t get the country anywhere. Of course, that’s an important process and it needs to happen. But it won’t…UK Politics9 min readUK Politics9 min read
UK Democracy Network·6 days agoUK Democracy Bulletin, 21st March 2023Fortnightly news, jobs, grants and gossip from across the democracy sector, brought to you by James Moulding, Louise Dunmore and Max Roche of the UK Democracy Network. Read by 400+ democracy organisations. We read everyone’s newsletters & research so you don’t have to. …UK Politics15 min readUK Politics15 min read
Andrew Keith WalkerinParanormal BBQ·6 days agoMember-onlyBoris Johnson awarded Nobel Prize for proving that pants go on fire…UK Politics1 min readUK Politics1 min read
Fatchecker·Mar 20Richy Sunak Can’t Seem To Budge ItLast week, The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, a man so out of touch, he thinks a bag of chips after a night out is what you get at a casino, came home after striding the world stage where he, well, did something or the other. …UK Politics8 min readUK Politics8 min read
Emanuel Hristov·Mar 19How the UK government is tackling Brexit, Covid and the current financial turbulenceThe United Kingdom has faced several challenges in recent years, including Brexit, Covid-19, and a challenging economic climate. However, the government has taken several steps to address these challenges and ensure that the country can navigate these turbulent times. Brexit has been a significant challenge for the UK, as the…UK Politics3 min readUK Politics3 min read
Layo·Mar 17Is it fair to save Afghan women by mistake?There are 14.2 million women in Afghanistan. In 2019, polling suggested that 41% of Afghan women wanted to leave their country. This was 2 years before the Taliban seized control. As we know life for women under the Taliban is brutal. The Taliban have ‘effectively barred women and girls from…UK Politics3 min readUK Politics3 min read
