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Canon

oneworld Airline Alliance CEO writes to PM Brain

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Canon

Vigils held outside Downing Street for ex-Prime Minister Yukub

the events team prove their worth

Polling

Independent Constituency Polling: Libertarians surge past election performance

The Conservatives and Labour should be incredibly alarmed at the latest constituency polls which show the Libertarian Party UK - junior partner in three governing coalitions - set to take pole position for the first time in their history. Once-safe Labour seats, such as those of former leaders WillShakespeare99'

BrexitGlory

Documents Obtained by the Independent Detail Splits Emerging in Government Over Post Brexit Trade Policy

Details emerge from members of the Privy Council regarding the CBTA

Polling

Independent Constituency Polling: 22 July 2020

Labour and the LPUK continue to inch towards the Conservatives in what is shaping up to be a three-way election showdown

Drugs

Calls grow for Government to ban hard drugs

A petition submitted for Parliament calls for hard drugs to be banned after legalisation in 2015

ARichTeaBiscuit

ARichTeaBiscuit: Government Action on Flooding Pledges is Needed

Despite pledges in the Queen's Speech that were well received by all parties, the government has fallen short on its promises to protect communities from floods, writes ARichTeaBiscuit

New Zealand

2 Days on and it's all Going Wrong

With Mana Hapori leaving the negotiation table, the outcome of the 12th election unknown.

New Zealand

NZ National Party embroiled in Transphobia scandal as Election Night looms

By Olivia Jones The National Party has never been seen as one particularly strong on social justice. Marketing themselves in one form or another as a party of economic management, they're 'more concerned with the economy' than they are with taking direct action on the social

Scotland

Democratic Reformist Front and People's Unity Party to merge in Scotland

The two parties have merged into the Scottish Progressives in what appears to be a new direction for the Democratic Reformists, but the new party may struggle to make headway

Polling

Labour trail in constituency polls, despite national progress

The Conservatives look set to hold key seats, though Labour isn't out of the race yet. Meanwhile, the LPUK's performance looks to be made or broken by endorsement deals

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive restored as jgm0228 exits Justice ministry

The restoration of the Executive comes as a surprise to observers

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland heads for snap election as Executive talks fail

New elections to the Assembly are to be held, but it remains unlikely that the political landscape in Northern Ireland will shift much

Northern Ireland

Executive negotiations continue as formation deadline looms

While talks are ongoing to restore the Northern Ireland Executive, a new election to the Assembly looks more likely as the deadline looms

AustraliaSim

General Election 17: Early Predictions

The Independents early predictions for the 17th General Election.

AustraliaSim

The Independent Leaders' Debate: 13 June 2020

The Prime Minister faced attacks from all sides over LGBTQ+ issues and visa policy while Gregor_The_Beggar took the dominant position in a heated debate

Op-Ed

America's shift to alt-right authoritarianism

The recent BLM protests shine an uncomfortably harsh light on America's alt-right authoritarianism, writes no one in particular

AustraliaSim

A sit down with the new MP for Melbourne

After the Melbourne By-election, occurring on the 30th of May, 2020 we saw the electorate go to NeatSaucer, an SDP newcomer. I sat down with NeatSaucer, on the Sunday following polling day. The full transcript is below: Anna Hiles: Good afternoon NeatSaucer, first of congratulations on your election victory last

AustraliaSim

Melbourne By-election: Polling shows NeatSaucer on track to win

A Poll conducted by NewsPoll is released.

Scotland

Polling Analysis: Conservatives set for victory under new constituencies

Polling projections put the Scottish Conservatives on 65 seats, Scottish Labour on 58, and the Scottish Libertarians on 8

Op-Ed

ARichTeaBiscuit: Decisions should be based on facts, but ignoring emotional factors is folly

Politicians can't be expected to make decisions on facts alone: there is a place in decision-making and parliamentary discourse for emotion, writes the Leader of the Opposition

Vote of No Confidence

Vote of No Confidence tabled as government walks back anthem changes

The government's popularity has tumbled as Australians briefly had an odd merger of 'Advance Australia Fair' and 'I Am Australian' as an anthem yesterday afternoon.

Op-Ed

ARichTeaBiscuit: the LPUK's Fair Playing Field Bill could prevent the government from saving jobs

Emergency nationalisations, such as the ones that have taken place in the past under Conservative governments, could be imperilled by the bill

Op-Ed

ARichTeaBiscuit: China's human rights abuses need to be addressed by the UK

Parliament's refusal to stand up to Chinese abuses while they use their soft power in the developing world is unjustifiable, writes ARichTeaBiscuit

Op-Ed

SoSaturnistic: The ‘fair playing field bill’ is not only redundant, but it threatens public services

The Libertarian Party UK's latest legislation to be put before the House of Commons is problematic on numerous fronts, writes SoSaturnistic