“Not a waste of time if we got rid of some useless tinpot liberals”; Shadow Cabinet member attacks Liberal Democrats during Queen’s Speech debate

Recently re-appointed Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Gren_Gnat, attacked the Liberal Democrats today by referring to them as “useless tinpot liberals” on the floor of the house. Defending the recent Vote of No Confidence in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat government, Gren_Gnat said that it was “not a waste

AustraliaSim

Chaos in the first week of Parliament

A look at a rather eventful first week of the sixteenth term.

Holyrood

Op-Ed: Right to Buy and Housing in Scotland, an Analysis with Kate

The Right to Buy scheme is broken fundamentally, and Scotland voted to get rid of it not too long ago. So why is Holyrood re-establishing it, and what will the ramifications be? A history of Council Housing, Right to Buy, and the Housing Market with Captain_Plat_2258 MSP.

Welsh Justice Devolution

SoSaturnistic: A hidden crisis lies within the devolution bill

The bill that seeks to devolve justice, while well-meaning, has a worrying conflation between conferred and reserved powers models of devolution, writes SoSaturnistic

Welsh Justice Devolution

Welsh justice devolution battle continues as Conservatives pledge to fight efforts

The battle over devolving control over policing and justice to the Senedd intensifies as Welsh Conservative leader RhysDallen clashes with First Minister ViktorHR

Labour

ARichTeaBiscuit shifts left with big names absent from frontbench: Shadow Cabinet analysis

The tumultuous shadow cabinet announcement saw ARichTeaBiscuit promote the left-wing with a few surprising exclusions and demotions

Vote of No Confidence

Opposition's political manoeuvring falls flat as Yukub becomes Prime Minister

The Queen has invited Yukub to form a minority Conservative government, which leaves the nation wondering - why was a VoNC tabled?

Op-Ed

Controversy and Turmoil: Behind The Purple Curtain

ThreeCommasClub writes for the Independent.

Independent Socialists

Who are the Independent Socialists? An interview with Archism_

The leader of the new Independent Socialist Grouping talks to the Independent about his new party, the Democratic Reformist Front, and the monarchy.

Op-Ed

SamuelJBooker: My return to frontline politics

The communications director for the newly formed Change Party writes in the Independent.

New Zealand

It's over... the left has won... Watermelon coalition retains its majority.

The Watermelon Coalition wins 11 of the 21 seats this parliament, with 10 of them being electorates. Tringle reviews the successes and the problems this government will face.

Op-Ed

Secretary_Salami: The case for British Ice Hockey

How Britain could and should host the 2026 IIHF World Cup

Op-Ed

Op-Ed: German Economics in the 1930's, a history lesson with Kate

Never again means never again.

Every Field and Hedgerow

The Natural Environment remains on the agenda, despite current turmoil.

Canon

Green & Pleasant Belt

Around the London, and any of the major cities in the United Kingdom their lies a small but unfathomably valuable tract of land known as the Green Belt. For local Councillors it is the Holy Land over which all battles in the chamber are fought, and as absurd as it

Return from the Wilderness, Greejatus back as Chaplain.

After nearly a full term out of the House of Commons, and away from the public eye, former Conservative Party MP, Peer and MLA, /u/Greejatus appears to be making a return to the public arena in an unorthodox way. The controversial operator left the Conservative Party, and joined the

A Week In Politics

A Week In Politics - Polling And A Show

This week in politics; Labour lead the polls, Coalitions are being negotiated, and the VoNC passed.

Polling

Independent Polling: 16 April 2020

ZanyDraco will struggle to hold his seat while the LPUK draws closer to the Conservatives and Labour

New Zealand

GEXI: Major Parties fall in polls

The Greens and the Liberals have dropped a combined 14.4% in the polls, but why, TheOWOTrongle investigates.

Meta

Independent joins Guardian Group

Owner lily-irl takes over as Director of Sky News; retains Independent branding

Vote of No Confidence

Westminster reacts as Liberal Democrats and Libertarians look to prop up Conservative minority government

Labour's hopes hang by a thread as a broad-right coalition looks ready to deny them a chance at government

Vote of No Confidence

As Government collapses, Westminster asks: what now?

Party leaders may be spinning the vote of no confidence in several ways, but minor parties and backbenchers have a different view

Vote of No Confidence Featured

Government falls as vote of no confidence passes Commons

Friedmanite19 and Opposition leaders have toppled model-mili's coalition government of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, but the future looks uncertain

Vote of No Confidence Featured

Government falls as vote of no confidence passes Commons

Friedmanite19 and Opposition leaders have toppled model-mili's coalition government of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, but the future looks uncertain

Conservative Leadership Election

Conservative establishment retain influence over election

Even as the Conservatives take a more open approach with the election of their new leader, the old guard remain extremely influential in deciding who will take the reins