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 | Brexit, General, Immigration, Politics
Ryan Bourne is Chair in Public Understanding of Economics at the Cato Institute. Childcare is a hot topic again. Boris Johnson allegedly sought donations to finance a nanny to care for his son. In the U.S., Joe Biden plans to cap how much low and middle income...
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 Claire Kimber | 10th May 2021 | General, Politics
We’re coming to the end of what has been a very exciting set of elections – with the Police and Commissioner results wrapping up today. This is the third election for PCC positions, which were created in 2012 after the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition promised...
by Claire Kimber | 10th May 2021 | General, Immigration, Politics
Enver Solomon is Chief Exective of the Refugee Council. As the local election results came in on Friday, there was hope that Bury in Greater Manchester would swing to the Conservatives. It wasn’t to be, but the election had received national attention because one of...
