Labour in Power: Andy Burnham's Greater Manchester
by Jack Rydeheard
China getting a rise out of reckless Italy?
by Tim Hedges
Delaying Brexit plays into EU's anti-democratic hands
by Joshua Mackenzie-Lawrie
Unbearable lightness of being Jewish in Corbyn's Labour
by Richard Ferrer

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Why fintech investment is booming “Despite Brexit”

Tim Focas exposes mainstream media falacies about the City of London needing to remain "at the height of the Single Market", using the Brexit Boom in Fintech to illustrate the point.
by Tim Focas - 11 March 2019
Brexit Britain braced to lead next Industrial Revolution

The technological, digitally driven, revolution represents an epochal change in how we live and work. Brexit gives us the flexibility to embrace and profit from this far better than if we were to remain shackled to the outdated rust bucket that is the European Union
by Joel Casement - 1 March 2019
Proportional representation flatters to deceive

Proportional representation is a seductive alternative to the pitfalls of first past the post. But PR's flaws probably outweigh its benefits, as the cases of Germany and Italy can illustrate
by Tim Hedges - 28 February 2019

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A Day That Will Live In Infamy

Cllr. Dr. Peter Hill argues that the government lost faith with the British people this week. With the present crop of Tory MPs not fit for purpose - it is time to build a UK Tea Party to root out and replace the rotten apples.
by Dr. Peter Hill - 27 February 2019
A WTO Brexit is Britain's best bet

A so called "no-deal" Brexit is in fact a misnomer. Leaving the EU on WTO terms is by far the best way for Britain to re-emerge as a power house in international trade. Let's get Britain out, and let's just do it
by Joshua Mackenzie-Lawrie - 25 February 2019
Westminster Village reacts to New Independents

Setting the political agenda for the country this week was the Independent Group, a caucus of MPs in the House of Commons that only came into existence on Monday. How the two major Parties adapt to the new reality will determine the strength of their second act.
by Patrick Sullivan, Political Editor - 22 February 2019
Sajid Javid has a date with destiny

What Sajid Javid does now will determine whether he will ever lead the Conservative Party.
by Emily Barley - 18 February 2019
Brexit, climate change, and Project Fear

Project Fear knows no shame, and cares little whether its claims about Brexit are bogus. Their scaremongering over climate change policy is yet another desperate campaign of dishonesty
by Joel Casement - 15 February 2019
Boycotters go bonkers as Eurovision goes to Israel

With Israel hosting the Eurovision song contest this year, it is with dreary predictability that boycotters like Peter Gabriel and Roger Waters are out in force. It's a bigger farce than Eurovision itself
by Richard Ferrer - 14 February 2019
EU heads deeper into crisis over Italy and France

In a certain sense Brexit was never the real issue for the European Union. The real issue is that it is a failing superstate, mired in hypocrisy and self-delusion
by Tim Hedges - 12 February 2019

Cyber criminals hit London tourist landmarks with 100 million attacks

Hackers breach emails systems and servers at Kew Gardens whilst the Natural History Museum, Tate Galleries and Imperial War Museum are hit by tens of thousands of attacks as fraudsters seek confidential data
UK banks facing IT meltdown

Six of the biggest British banks have been found to suffer at least one major IT glitch every two weeks, according to new research from Which? Money.
Blair: Labour leadership responsible for anti-Semitism

Tony Blair today issued a rallying to the Party he used to lead today, saying Labour's anti-Semitism problem needed to be "gripped and dealt with"
74% of data breaches involve privileged credential abuse warns Centrify study

Privilege access abuse responsible for three quarters of data breaches, according to major study of 1,000 IT chiefs from Centrify, painting a worrying picture for UK business leaders
Richard Corbett MEP: No Brexit most likely outcome

A recent article by the UK Labour Party leader in the European Parliament provides key insights into the political calculations being made by the mainstream of Labour politicians
NHS IT thefts putting patient security at risk

The National Health Service (NHS) is being blighted by 17 hospital thefts a day, including confidential patient records storied on laptops, mobile phones and tablet computers, according to research from The Sunday Mirror.
Institute of Coding launches £5m University skills drive

A new £5m digital fund from the Office for Students (OFS) and a further £2.4m of match funding from the consortium of partners has been announced by the Institute of Coding. Allocated across six winning groups and in each case led by an academic institution, each tasked with launching bespoke courses.