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Opinion: Sunak is leading Britain into a decade of destitution

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Daniel Chappel 0 Comments

Featured Image: ‘The Chancellor Rishi Sunak signing the devolution deal for West Yorkshire‘ by HM Treasury from Flickr is licensed

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Opinion: Paulette Hamilton’s victory in Erdington is more impressive than the figures suggest

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Daniel Chappel 0 Comments

Featured image: ‘Council House, Birmingham – right side‘ by Elliott Brown from Flickr is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (link

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Opinion: Christian Wakeford’s defection is thanks to Labour

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Daniel Chappel 0 Comments

The defection of Christian Wakeford MP is not a symptom of the current Conservative failures, but rather a consequence of

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Opinion: Defending the Beeb — the failure of British conservatism

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Daniel Chappel 0 Comments

The recently appointed Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, has announced a plan to radically transform one of Britain’s greatest institutions. The

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The shadow cabinet reshuffle: personalities not policies

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Daniel Chappel 0 Comments

Featured Image: ‘Rt Hon David Lammy MP speaking at the launch of his report Taking Its Toll‘ by Policy Exchange

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Opinion: The ‘Red Wall’ — the daftest phrase in politics

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Daniel Chappel 0 Comments

Featured Image: ‘The Red Brick Wall‘ by José Mamona on Flickr is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (link to license

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Exeter’s political parties: factional friends

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 Daniel Chappel 0 Comments

Featured Image: ‘House of Commons: MPs debate 2013 Queen’s Speech‘ by Catherine Bebbington (Parliamentary Copyright) from UK Parliament on Flickr

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Opinion: Gavin & Stacey showcases Britain and its Politics

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Daniel Chappel 0 Comments

Featured Image: ‘ST1166: Barry Island seafront March 2008 Amusement Arcades Gavin & Stacey‘ by Eddie Reed is from Geograph and

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How can Exeter fight the Climate Crisis?

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 Daniel Chappel 0 Comments

The featured image and all images in this article were taken by Jake Bonetta at the ‘How can Exeter fight

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Budget day – it arrives earlier every year

October 21, 2021October 27, 2021 Daniel Chappel 0 Comments

Featured Image: ‘The Chancellor makes final preparations to his first Budget speech‘ by Simon Walker (HM Treasury) is licensed under

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