Reform the Tories
Nadhim Zahawi, the former Conservative Chancellor, has defected to Reform UK. Zahawi is probably the most senior Conservative that has moved to the party. Around 20 former Tory MPs have joined Reform UK. Begs the question, how many Tories is one too many for Reform? Why vote for Reform when you’ll just get the Tories.…
Driving Young People Mad
The government has today announced new proposals that aim to lower the number of people who are killed or seriously injured on the roads. These changes will only apply to England and Wales. In my opinion there are two headline announcements in this strategy which I think are fair. Drivers over the age of 70…
Labour Needs To Change
Yesterday I contacted the Labour Party to cancel my membership. There are many things that I agree with the party on – I like the continuous movement towards a public owned railway service and, as it’s clear, they are acting on the issues in the NHS. But the hope that they stood on, to clear…
Debating with Labour
I’m a member of the Labour Party, but after last weeks budget and a number of things I am really debating whether to carry on or not. The government will freeze tax thresholds – in affect increasing taxes as you would expect peoples pay to increase. If they wouldn’t go up then, that would be…
Time to Show this Nation
Last week I brought forward that I would be looking at my trip to Florida and comparing it to the life here in the UK. With the budget coming up this week, it could prove more difficult to our lives for living here in the UK. I really hope it doesn’t. I am after all…
America the Great
I’ve just got back a holiday over in Orlando – and it was so good. It got me thinking about what we can learn from that area of the United States, especially for tourist locations, and what we can do in the UK. Yes there are policies in America that we will never adopt. It…
Lucy Powell – Deputy Labour Leader
Lucy Powell has been elected as the new Deputy Labour leader. Lucy Powell won the race with 87,407 votes against Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, who took 73,536 votes. The MP, representing Manchester Central, said that the party needed to be “bolder” and promised to be a “champion for our Labour Values”. She made it clear…
On The Rise -University Fees
The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has this afternoon announced in the House of Commons that University Fees in England will rise in line with inflation from next year. Currently, University Tuition Fees in England are £9,535 per year. Under the new announcement and the current rate of inflation, it would mean tuition fees would raise…
There is Hope……
A massive day and a massive step forward in the history of the Middle East today. After a ceasefire came into effect at 12:00 (09:00 GMT) on Friday, Hamas has handed over all living hostages and started the process of returning the remains of the other hostages to Israel. The Israeli Military has confirmed that…
Hope and Change Please
In her speech at the Labour Party Conference, Chancellor Rachel Reeves highlighted that government choices have been made harder by international events and the long-term damage done to the economy. The Chancellors exact words were “We will fact further tests, with choices to come, made all the harder by harsh global headwinds and long-term damage…
Fresh Rport 