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Calamitous May, Innovative Polling, and the Young Vote: On The 2017 General Election

Amid the uncertainty of a hung parliament, what can hardly be overstated about the 2017 general election result is just how much of a disaster it represents for Theresa May. Having called an unnecessary election believing herself in a position of barely-precedented strength - despite repeatedly vowing no snap election, with her spokesman reiterating the point less than a month...

Keir Starmer Accepts Vague Plan While Committing Labour to Brexit

One would think that with parliamentary sovereignty at stake, as the connotations of only the third nationwide referendum in British history make their way through the court system, all eyes at the current time would be on the Supreme Court as it prepares to confirm just who has the right to invoke Article 50. Article 50 when triggered will formally notify...

Chuka Umunna’s Squared Circle is an Immigration Dead End

Chuka Umunna has kept more or less to the shadows since withdrawing last spring from the race for the Labour leadership - just three days after he announced his candidacy, when he realised to his horror that by running he might draw the attention of the press. He has remained politically active, but has largely carried himself within the confines...