The Bishop of Shrewsbury has warned the Catholics of his diocese about unprecedented General Election pledges which he says will represent a “radical assault upon the sanctity of human life”.
In a message circulated to the parishes of the Diocese of Shrewsbury ahead of the 12th December electio [...]
Labour has unveiled a plan to electrify the country’s entire bus fleet by 2030 and bring “bus services into the future”.
The initiative would be funded by the party’s green transformation fund, should Labour get into power following next week’s general election.
Under the plans, Labour w [...]
Students at a sixth form college in Hove grilled five candidates who are standing in the constituency in the general election next week.
At an event hosted by Newman College in The Upper Drive, Hove, the sixth formers asked about tuition fees, Brexit and government borrowing.
The five candidates q [...]
The freeze in benefit payments is to come to an end in April of next year, the government announced earlier this month.
Working-age benefits such as universal credit and jobseekers allowance will then rise by the rate of inflation, the Department for Work and Pensions said.
The 1.7% hike would reve [...]
The last time Labour fought a general election campaign on a true 'left-wing' manifesto was in 1983. It was an unmitigated disaster.
The manifesto itself was dubbed as 'The longest suicide note in history' by the Labour MP the late Gerald Kaufman and other commentators.
Now in 2017, Labour i [...]
Sweet corn, artichokes and neatly strimmed paths – the Labour leader’s veg patch is a leafy, undressed salad of clues to the man and his mission
Photographs of Jeremy Corbyn’s allotment, which helps him achieve his calm “Monsieur Zen” demeanour, have been publicised for the first time. [...]
None of the manifestos promise enough to make sure that patients get the good standard of care
It has become a cliche of general election campaigns to claim the NHS is in danger – such a cliche that, so far, no party has yet made it in 2017. Yet it might be truer than it has ever been. The heal [...]
The first in a new mini-series, analysing the manifestos of the major political parties at the 2017 UK general election.
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