With Labour in his sights, left-winger Galloway wins in English town: Veteran left-wing political maverick George Galloway won a vote to become the new lawmaker ...
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Quick Glance: Landslide Victory for George Galloway
- George Galloway secures Rochdale by-election win with a significant lead.
- Labour's withdrawal of support for their candidate contributed to Galloway's victory.
- Galloway highlights voters' rejection of the two main parties.
- He warns that Labour will face consequences for the Gaza events.
Schmit elected as lead candidate for Commission top job, pledging respect, EU values and combatting the right
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/schmit-elected-as-lead-candidate-for-commission-top-job-pledging-respect-eu-values-and-combatting-the-right/
PNP elated at taking control of St Mary: ST MARY, Jamaica — After two days of tense waiting, the Electoral Office of Jamaica on Wednesday declared that the ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/29/pnp-elated-taking-control-st-mary/
Plans to dual York Outer Ring Road approved despite Extinction Rebellion protest: Plans to dual a stretch of York’s Outer Ring Road have been approved despite ...
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“If they see the Labour Party not supporting a ceasefire now, I think what they will see is their own children’s lives not being supported ... Show more
Labour’s golden girl slated as future prime minister: Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds has had a meteoric rise, and is picked by some as a future PM ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/02/29/labours-golden-girl-slated-as-future-prime-minister/
Follow the Budget 2024 live as Jeremy Hunt set to announce pre-election cut to National Insurancetinyurl.com/mw5r5chz
Scarborough election candidates pledge to reform social care on the coast: Parliamentary candidates in Scarborough have backed calls for the reform of social ...
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Council tax to increase by nearly five per cent in Dudley: RESIDENTS across the Dudley borough will be hit with a council tax rise of nearly five per cent from ...
dudleynews.co.uk/news/24164564.council-tax-increase-nearly-five-per-cent-dudley/
Quick Glance: Birmingham City Council approves £300m cuts and 21% tax rise
- Birmingham City Council has approved a 21% increase in council tax over the next two years.
- More than 50 councillors also voted in favor of £300m in cuts over the same period.
- The cuts and tax rises are part of a plan to receive exceptional financial support from the government.
- Measures also include reductions in services like street lighting and rubbish collection to achieve financial savings.
Funeral of long serving Doncaster trade unionist and Labour Party stalwart to take place
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Even if Jeremy Hunt has not changed the Conservatives’ electoral prospects, he has made life more difficult for the Labour Party ahead of Britain’s general ... Show more econ.st/48OV7QK
David Mellen will not stand again as city council leader: Nottinghamshire Live understands Labour councillors have been told about David Mellen's decision
nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/david-mellen-not-stand-again-9157448
Why does Belgium have 'compulsory' voting and what if it was abolished?: Belgium is one of the few remaining countries where voters are obliged to go to the ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium-news/946153/why-does-belgium-have-compulsory-voting-and-what-if-it-was-abolished
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree to stand for election as Mid Sussex MP: Musician Dave Rowntree – drummer with the Britpop band Blur – is to stand for election as MP ...
sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/blur-drummer-dave-rowntree-to-stand-for-election-as-mid-sussex-mp-4546262
The trailblazing Preston suffragette who tangled with Churchill: In Women's History Month we take a look at Preston's trailblazing sufragette Edith ...
lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/trailblazing-preston-suffragette-who-tangled-28773566
Who are the voters pushing Britain’s Labour Party to the brink of victory?: Also on the daily podcast: a leak from Germany’s military and childcare in Japan
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The Sheriff of Nottingham has come out fighting after she voted against savage cuts and got suspended from the Labour Party
Area of Coventry to be next "liveable neighbourhood" under new plans: It follows a decision to roll out measures in Earlsdon despite concerns from some
coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/area-coventry-next-liveable-neighbourhood-28774651
Maximum tax rise approved amid angry scenes in council chamber: Council tax will go up almost 5% in Wakefield as the budget for 2024/25 was approved amid angry ...
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‘I apologise for my language’: Councillor sorry for ‘scum’ comment during budget debate
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Plymouth pubs hosting epic 12-day beer festival: Pints will cost £2.49 with ales from overseas brewers
plymouthherald.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/plymouth-wetherspoon-pubs-hosting-epic-9134246
“Professional troublemaker”: Conservative councillors call for George Galloway visit to be cancelled
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Former council leader to stand down to focus on becoming Wokingham MP: Clive Jones hopes he can become Wokingham’s first ever Liberal Democrat MP ...
bracknellnews.co.uk/news/24162007.former-council-leader-stand-focus-becoming-wokingham-mp/
Ipswich council leader on Rachel Reeves visit to Suffolk: Neil MacDonald, leader of Ipswich Borough Council, has spoken of Rachel Reeves' visit to Suffolk.
ipswichstar.co.uk/news/24159033.ipswich-council-leader-rachel-reeves-visit-suffolk/
Labour’s golden girl slated as future prime minister: Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds has had a meteoric rise, and is picked by some as a future PM ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/02/29/labours-golden-girl-slated-as-future-prime-minister/
Lincoln Christmas Market return rejected by city councillors: The market will not return for 2024
lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/lincoln-christmas-market-return-rejected-9129503
Veteran left-winger Galloway wins in English town: The political maverick vows to be a thorn in the side for the Labour Party.
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2024/03/01/veteran-left-winger-galloway-wins-in-english-town/
A newly formed group of smaller political parties — the Jamaica Unity Alliance — has introduced itself as an alternative to what it has described as “the ... Show more www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/28/new-political-alliance-push-constitutional-changesexecutive-president-term-limits-prime-ministers-no-mps-cabinet-among-policy-positions/
Call for Coventry to twin with city in Gaza goes before council: Hundreds have backed a petition to twin Coventry with Khan Younis
coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/call-coventry-twin-city-gaza-28686820
Extra £250,000 investment to tackle Grimsby and Cleethorpes litter: There will be a borough-wide hit squad and special focus on Grimsby town centre and ...
grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/extra-250000-investment-tackle-grimsby-9121116
Edo LP crisis deepens as third gov candidate emerges: The crisis rocking the Edo State LP deepened on Sunday with the emergence of Hilton Idahosa ...
punchng.com/edo-lp-crisis-deepens-as-third-gov-candidate-emerges/
City council years behind in publishing accounts amid £650k spend: Nottingham City Council has not produced a full version of its accounts for the last four ...
nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/nottingham-city-council-still-years-9109697
British-Nigerian minister suspended for calling Israel’s actions genocide: A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor, has been suspended by the United Kingdom ...
punchng.com/british-nigerian-minister-suspended-for-calling-israels-actions-genocide/
Farrukh Dhondy | Democracy can be dodgy: The war in Gaza still plagues UK’s Labour Party
deccanchronicle.com/opinion/columnists/farrukh-dhondy-democracy-can-be-dodgy-the-war-in-gaza-still-plagues-uks-labour-party-882389
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has declared that, if the People’s National Party should gain victory across municipalities in the February 26 local government ... Show more jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240212/three-strategic-laws-local-government-be-emphasised-says-pnp-president #GLNRToday
Kate Garraway to return to TV screens after husband Derek Draper's funeral: She will return to Good Morning Britain next week following the death of her husband ...
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Quick Glance: Support for Kate Garraway at Derek Draper's Farewell
- Kate Garraway mourns her husband, political lobbyist and psychologist Derek Draper, at his funeral.
- Sir Elton John, Sir Tony Blair, and Susanna Reid were among the guests who came to a London church, where Garraway and Draper were also married.
- Draper fell seriously ill with Covid in March 2020 and spent 13 months in hospital before being discharged.
- Reid and Ben Shephard, who work with Garraway at Good Morning Britain on ITV, wore black at the funeral at the Church of St Mary The Virgin in Primrose Hill.
Rubble in railway town raises red flags for Sunak: A grand project to help revitalise the railway town of Crewe lies buried under mounds of earth ...
gulftoday.ae/opinion/2024/02/07/rubble-in-railway-town-raises-red-flags-for-sunak
Setting the record straight: The public have been treated to propaganda op-eds from the Progressive Labour Party recently; it feels like the party is sweating ...
royalgazette.com/opinion-writer/opinion/article/20240130/setting-the-record-straight-8/
Labour Party to Unveil Plans to Forge Deeper Ties With City of London: Labour is slated to pledge close communication with business and backing for pro-growth ...
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Keir Starmer, Reform UK and Britain’s populist paradox: A country ripe for the radical right is on course to elect a centrist who wants a quieter politics
economist.com/britain/2024/01/11/keir-starmer-reform-uk-and-britains-populist-paradox
A Progressive Green Growth Narrative | by Mariana Mazzucato - Project Syndicate: Mariana Mazzucato offers a multi-pronged argument to counter the claim that ...
project-syndicate.org/commentary/climate-policies-public-investments-will-increase-incomes-productivity-growth-by-mariana-mazzucato-2024-01
Quick Glance: The Power of a Convincing Green Growth Narrative
- A convincing narrative is crucial for the success of the green transition.
- The progressive left struggles to articulate a compelling counternarrative for green initiatives.
- The green transition needs political support to overcome the false dichotomy between economic prosperity and environmental sustainability.
- Consider the debate in the United Kingdom over the Green Prosperity Plan of the Labour Party to 'make Britain a clean energy superpower.' Focus on the mission, not just the sums being spent.
Thousands Set to Lose Jobs as Tata Steel in the UK, ArcelorMittal in Italy on the Verge of Shutdown
thewire.in/labour/thousands-set-to-lose-jobs-as-tata-steel-in-the-uk-arcelormittal-in-italy-on-the-verge-of-shutdown
Protesters gathered outside a Labour Party event where prominent party members were present. They chanted for the party to call for a ceasefire in Gaza ... Show more
How ‘Two Bermudas’ became four: “The most serious failure of leadership is the failure to foresee” Robert Greenleaf
The Progressive Labour Party used ...
royalgazette.com/opinion-writer/opinion/article/20240119/how-two-bermudas-became-four/
✍️ @geochesterton: Healthy politics needs a healthy Left, but progressives in the West — preoccupied with identity, grievance and ahistorical Marxism — can ... Show more www.standard.co.uk/comment/keir-starmer-labour-left-wing-progressive-politics-b1133208.html
Labour selects Sonia Leighton as candidate for Guiseley and Rawdon: Labour’s Leeds City Council election candidate for Guiseley and Rawdon has pledged to “listen ...
ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/24058764.labour-selects-sonia-leighton-candidate-guiseley-rawdon/
Hastings councillors elect ‘interim’ leader: Hastings councillors have elected an “interim” leader, following the authority’s dramatic political upheaval last ...
sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politics/hastings-councillors-elect-interim-leader-4482927
Dewsbury councillor resigns over Labour's stance on Israel-Hamas conflict: A Dewsbury councillor has resigned from the Labour party over its stance on the ...
dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/politics/dewsbury-councillor-resigns-over-labours-stance-on-israel-hamas-conflict-4483019
Labour is failing to build a new political consensus: In the wake of Brexit and the 2019 election when millions of working-class voters abandoned Labour for the ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2023/12/labour-failed-build-political-consensus
DWP issues update to anyone claiming Personal Independence Payment: The DWP has issued an important update for anyone claiming Personal Independence Payment
nottinghampost.com/news/cost-of-living/dwp-issues-important-update-anyone-9034518
Never a Yes Man: Dan Carden MP remembers his predecessor Eric Heffer, longtime Labour MP, working-class parliamentarian and fighter for socialism.
tribunemag.co.uk/2019/01/never-a-yes-man
Councillors will still get free parking for work after price hike: A Nottinghamshire council has confirmed that its own members and employees will still be able ...
nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/broxtowe-councillors-still-free-parking-9026081
Far-right party set to win most seats in Dutch elections, exit polls show: Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam Party for Freedom predicted to win 35 seats in 150-seat ...
theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/22/far-right-party-set-to-win-most-seats-in-dutch-elections-exit-polls-show
Quick Glance: Geert Wilders and the Dutch Election Impact
- The rise of hard-right parties in the political landscape
- Geert Wilders's victory in the Dutch election on November 22nd has received praise from across Europe, particularly from right-wing political groups.
- Mr. Wilders's presence poses a challenge for the EU, accustomed to navigating differences between centrist parties of the left and right.
- The likelihood of further success for hard-right parties in upcoming elections is high.
New Zealand's new government says it will scrap smoking ban
nytimes.com/2023/11/28/world/australia/new-zealand-smoking-ban.html
Our Brexit dilemma has been obvious for 25 years: When the UK chose not to join the euro, it was clear what was ahead
inews.co.uk/opinion/brexit-dilemma-obvious-25-years-2813901
Spain Shows that the Centre-Left Can Govern Progressively: While Keir Starmer’s Labour Party veers ever further to the Right, Spain’s centre-left government took ...
tribunemag.co.uk/2023/10/spain-shows-that-the-centre-left-can-govern-progressively
The comeback kids: 13 best political resurrections ever: You thought David Cameron’s return was sensational. Check out these guys.
politico.eu/article/comeback-kids-13-best-political-resurrections-ever/
Sunday Crunch: Election battle stations: Sunday Crunch, the weekly lunchtime digest of the best stories kicking off the week in British politics ...
politico.eu/newsletter/sunday-crunch/election-battle-stations/
Why I was absent at Supreme Court — Obi: The presidential candidate of the Labour Party at the February 25 general elections, Peter Obi has explained his absence ...
punchng.com/why-i-was-absent-at-supreme-court-obi/
The Right Wing Is on the Rise Globally: Across much of the world, voters are turning to populists who are intensely distrustful of the institutions on which ...
thewire.in/world/the-right-wing-is-on-the-rise-globally
Insight: As global debt worries mount, is another crisis brewing?: Record debts, high interest rates, the costs of climate change, health and pension spending as ...
reuters.com/markets/global-debt-worries-mount-is-another-crisis-brewing-2023-10-16/
Jacinda Ardern’s Legacy Hangs Over New Zealand Vote as Hipkins, Luxon Fall Flat: Three years after an unprecedented wave of support saw Jacinda Ardern’s Labour ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-09/ardern-legacy-hangs-over-new-zealand-vote-as-rivals-fall-flat
New Zealand tires of its cuddly liberal government: A coalition of right-wing parties is expected to win the coming elections
economist.com/asia/2023/10/05/new-zealand-tires-of-its-cuddly-liberal-government
Britain’s Labour Party takes lessons from Joe Biden: Under Sir Keir Starmer Labour, once again, is infatuated with the Democrats
economist.com/britain/2023/09/28/britains-labour-party-takes-lessons-from-joe-biden
Election 2023: National Party releases 100-day action plan if elected: The National Party has released its plan of what it would do in its first 100 days in ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/499136/election-2023-national-party-releases-100-day-action-plan-if-elected
Luxon disputes Goldman Sachs and beneficiaries criticisms: Christopher Luxon says he disagrees with Goldman Sachs' finding his policies would increase inflation ...
rnz.co.nz/news/election-2023/499360/luxon-disputes-goldman-sachs-and-beneficiaries-criticisms
In London, pro-EU supporters march for Britain to rejoin bloc: Hundreds of people waving European Union flags on Saturday (23 September) rallied in central ...
euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/in-london-pro-eu-supporters-march-for-britain-to-rejoin-bloc/
UK: Labour beats SNP in key Parliamentary vote: Labour has defeated the SNP to win the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election.
wionews.com/videos/uk-labour-beats-snp-in-key-parliamentary-vote-643328
Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins has accused Christopher Luxon off "putting up roadblocks to every alternative" after Luxon said he was unavailable ... Show more
Polls put New Zealand’s National Party ahead of Labour amid claims of racist campaigning from minor parties to become the next PM aje.io/dw4135
Take Five: An uneasy calm: Still punchy after a bond market rout and forex market gyrations, financial markets are bracing for U.S ...
reuters.com/business/take-five/global-markets-themes-graphic-2023-10-06/
Election 2023: Christopher Luxon apologises for tax policy inaccuracies - immediately repeats error
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/election-2023-christopher-luxon-apologises-for-tax-policy-inaccuracies-immediately-repeats-error/54WUSFDZDZGT5EMN6GVZYOFBXA/
Poland’s great democratic moment is good news for all of Europe: Young voters queued until the early hours to see off the xenophobic nationalist populists who ...
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-polands-great-democratic-moment-is-good-news-for-all-of-europe/
Quick Glance: Poland Returns to the Right Path
- Good news for multiple reasons
- The opposition, led by former prime minister Donald Tusk, is committed to putting Poland back on the European track
- Poland will be able to regain its place in the European Union (EU) and play the role it should never have had to leave
Jamaica Labour Party supporters today staged a demonstration in Albert Town to register their backing of former Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern ... Show more jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20230925/jlp-supporters-south-trelawny-want-back-marisa-dalrymple-philibert #GLNRToday
New Zealand’s ACT Party Leader David Seymour Set for Big Role in Politics: A libertarian politician who shot to fame on Dancing With The Stars looks set to play ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-25/the-dancing-libertarian-poised-for-a-big-role-in-new-zealand-politics
A coalition of right-wing parties is expected to win the coming elections in New Zealand.
Read why Kiwis have grown tired of their cuddly liberal government: ... Show more econ.st/3LNmUs0
Gibraltar's ruling Labour-led coalition narrowly wins elections: The ruling coalition in Gibraltar led by Fabian Picardo of the Socialist Labour Party narrowly ...
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Israel at War With Hamas, Labour ‘Bang on Schedule’: Sunday UK Briefing : Hamas militants launched an unprecedented incursion into Israel over the weekend ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-08/israel-at-war-with-hamas-labour-bang-on-schedule-sunday-uk-briefing
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