SubscriptionsCategory: UK Politics
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Brits Living Overseas Register to Vote in Large Numbers After Government Change – But Non-British UK Residents Locked Out
This is the first general election in which every Brit living overseas can vote, but many non-British workers living in the UK feel deliberately excluded
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‘In the Sixth-Richest Country in the World, How Can You Build a Welfare State on Food Banks?’ The Stats that Reveal Just how Widespread Food Poverty Is In the UK
Combined Trussell Trust and Independent Food Aid Network data lays bare the breadth of food banks in the UK – themselves symptoms of a far deeper food poverty crisis
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Criminal Barrister Makes Case for Why Main Political Parties Missed Chance to Combat Crime and Fix Justice System this Election
A lawyer with 25 years of experience in the criminal justice system critiques the “underwhelming” pledges made in party manifestos
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‘Keir Starmer’s Defence of the Two Child Benefit Cap is Indefensible’
The Labour leader’s refusal to commit to scrapping George Osborne’s austerity-era policy risks committing hundreds of thousands more children into poverty
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Anti-Conservative Tactical Voting Website for General Election Crashes Due to ‘Extremely High Demand’
The guide is designed to oust the Conservatives from Government – but smaller parties have questioned some of the recommendations
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Large Numbers of Brits are Still Misinformed About Voter ID – and It Could See Them Blocked from the Ballot Box
Exclusive polling reveals that four-in-ten voters wrongly believe they will just need a polling card in order to vote in the general election
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Telegraph Pours Thousands of Pounds Pushing Anti-Labour Stories on Social Media
The right-wing newspaper’s ads seem to skirt the line of partisan campaigning, prompting a note from the Electoral Commission…
