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Tag: Conservative Party
Brexit shambles: an autocracy tempered by regicide
With these oft-quoted words William Hague once described the Conservative Party and the last few weeks, originating in the announcement of the draft Withdrawal Agreement, have only revealed this once […]
Why Remembrance means recognising crimes, atrocities and the darker side of the British Army
As we get to within two weeks of the centenary of the end of the First World War, and what stand to be the biggest Armistice Day celebrations since the […]
Could the damning of Boris Johnson backfire?
Calls to take back his words from the Prime Minister and members of his own party; damnation across the newspapers; described as engaging in “casual courting of fascism,” his career “a […]
Let’s hope this is Boris Johnson’s last spell in the Cabinet
For some, yesterday’s Cabinet resignations were moments of patriotism, of extraordinary heroism and political excellence. They have earned applause from ardent Brexiteers like Nigel Farage (“Now can we please get rid of the […]
Enjoy the Moggmania while it lasts
Jacob Rees-Mogg has acquired something of a cult following. The uncannily old-fashioned Member of Parliament for North East Somerset could have been frozen in time at the turn of the twentieth […]
2017 UK General Election – Liveblog!
The Yorker is on campus as the polling ends and the results are counted. Who will form a government? Keep an eye on our livestream for reports, comments from The Yorker‘s team […]
Labour: always the loser in the end
British politics have been beaten senseless ever since the surprise ‘Brexit’ result of the referendum. You would think that a defeat for the government in the referendum should have led to […]
May Day
As May takes No. 10, a divided Britain takes its first step towards certainty after the EU referendum. It could be argued that during these times of unprecedented uncertainty May’s […]
The Conservative leadership election: Theresa May’s coronation or Michael Gove’s coming-of-age?
The EU referendum has produced one of the most volatile periods of British politics in recent times. On one side, Jeremy Corbyn faces a tremendous centre-left coalition demanding his resignation. On the […]