Alistair Thompson is the Director of Team Britannia PR and a journalist.
Westminster, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – It is being reported that Labour is stepping up its attacks on the UK’s private schools with plans to raise business ratesalongside proposals to strip them of their charitable status. In what has been dubbed a
The so-called “quiet man” of British politics the former leader of the conservative party, Sir Iain Duncan Smith roared his disapproval at the failure of western diplomacy to challenge both Russia and China in recent years. At a meeting in parliament
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A conservative rebellion over a pledge to build 300,000 homes a year has forced the government into a major climbdown on a flagship policy. More than 50 backbench MPs said they would back an amendment to
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A third of students are concerned that free speech on campus is at risk, and those with traditional or challenging views up being cancelled. Research by the Policy Institute at Kings College London, based on several surveys,
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Jeremy Hunt takes axe to public spending, as he also unveils £24bn of tax hikes that will hit millions of ordinary families – by Alistair Thompson • Chancellor tells public that “sacrifices” will have to be
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Ahead of tomorrow’s Autumn Statement, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, that councils are facing a huge black hole in their finances, equivalent to more than 20 per cent. The representative body,
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Labour Party has unveiled plans to make Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030. The ambitious plan involves slashing red tape and unblocking the planning system by “persuading some communities to get on board”. Sir
London, (Parliament Politicians Magazine) – can reveal the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE), provided advice and support to the organisers of this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar, on workers safety and preventing accidents on the 25 sites directly linked to
The Prime Minister might well have been hoping that with the dramatic resignation of Gavin Williamson, last night, a linecould be drawn under the issue, however this was not to be the case. During a raucous PMQ’s Mr Sunak was forced
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – It has been interesting to read the dozen or so stories running about the tiny Gulf state of Qatar and their treatment of migrant workers, but are they right? A review of recent reports from Human
Welcome to the November edition of The Parliament Politics, the magazine for those with a passion for politics. It sounds like a cliché, but we really have been living through a period of unprecedented change. The death of Her Majesty
As the new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, stood at the dispatch box for his first PMQs, Labour’s Lisa Nandy issued a letter calling for an “independent investigation into comments made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who boasted that while Chancellor he changed
