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Not Another Iraq: Why Keir Is Right and Why Populism Fails
Farage and Badenoch U-turn on the UK’s involvement in the Iran war because the British public supports Keir’s position not to fight Trump’s illegal war. Populist leaders shift position as events unfold, chasing the mood of the moment rather than providing real leadership. Populism thrives on the construction of external threats – immigration being the…
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Warwickshire Local Government Reorganisation
Why Labour is reorganising local government Hardly anyone understands local government democracy. It is so complicated; people talk about “the council” when there may be County, District, Borough, Town and Parish! What do each of them do? Honestly, we all struggle to remember. The current system is fragmented, inefficient, and financially broken after a decade-plus…
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Top Labour Government Achievements February 2026
What has the Labour Government ever done for us? The 2025 Labour Government that we campaigned for so hard has raised pay, reduced family costs, cut child poverty, strengthened public services, rebuilt infrastructure, led the clean energy transition, and restored security and competence. This is not a government short on achievement. The delivery has massively…
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Hannah Deacon
Tributes It was with great sadness that we learned in May 2025 of the passing of our friend, colleague, and tireless campaigner on legalisation of medical cannabis, Hannah Deacon. Hannah was a former Secretary of our CLP. There have been many tributes, including Last Word (BBC Sounds), and articles at BBC, BBC Cov & Warks, the CIC, the CTA, from friends and family and…
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Closing in on Tory fraudsters
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Yesterday, 4th February 2025, this Bill passed its second reading and so has now entered the Committee Stage. It will create new powers to investigate suspected fraud against public bodies, recover owed money, and take action against offenders. Powers include compelling organisations to provide information and allowing authorised investigators to enter and search…
