by Claire Kimber | 11th May 2021 | General, Politics
Overall, the local elections in England have produced great results for the Conservatives. They have enjoyed high-profile victories for the mayoralties in the West Midlands and Tees Valley, and seen gains in councils across the north. But whilst they currently benefit...
by Claire Kimber | 11th May 2021 | General, Politics
Sam Hall is the Director of the Conservative Environment Network The dominant stories from last week’s elections were the Conservatives’ hat-trick of English triumphs in Hartlepool, Tees Valley, and the West Midlands, and the SNP falling short of a majority in...
by Claire Kimber | 11th May 2021 | General, Local Government, Politics
All the results from the local elections are in. Amidst the drama and recriminations, how did each political party perform? Last week I offered a list of targets for each political party that it would be reasonable for them to achieve, if claiming a successful...
by Jeffrey Day | 10th May 2021 | General
A group of active French military personnel has published a new letter to President Emmanuel Macron, warning him of a “civil war” in light of the “concessions” he granted to Islamism.The message, having since received more than 130,000 signatures of support from the...
by Jeffrey Day | 10th May 2021 | General
The United Kingdom’s four chief medical officers have agreed to downgrade the pandemic alert level from level four to level three, citing vaccination rates and social distancing. The UK’s Covid levelling system is composed of five levels, with level four relating...
by Jeffrey Day | 10th May 2021 | General
On Saturday, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, spoke to viewers of Global Citizen’s ‘Vax Live’ event in a pre-recorded message and called for vaccine and gender equity in battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Markle, who acted as a campaign chair for the Vax Live’...
