Last night I went to a debate on the European Union at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. UKIP leader Nigel Farage, Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood, The Times Berlin Correspondent David Charter, and The Times columnist Oliver Kamm were discussing the issue… Continue reading
I have to say that I was shocked to turn on the BBC News at One yesterday lunchtime and hear about the death of Margaret Thatcher.
There was an interesting article in the Telegraph today, about how almost 36% of graduates admit that they don’t understand politics. I found this interesting. I’m an undergraduate student, and I understand politics!
There was a piece in the Telegraph yesterday which I found quite interesting. Prime Minister David Cameron has said that he will ‘never campaign to take Britain out of Europe‘.
A few weeks ago I watched a debate on TV about Scottish independence.
This week we’ve had the referendum on whether to change the voting system here in the UK. We’ve also had local elections in some parts of the country, including the Cotswold district.
This week, the government launched it’s campaign on AV. There is going to be a referendum in a few months time – and we get to decide whether to use AV or whether to use First Past the Post in… Continue reading
There has apparently been some violence in Westminster today in a protest over university tuition fees.
© Wayan Vota / CC BY-NC I watched a programme on the BBC iPlayer yesterday, where BBC journalist Matthew Stadlen spent the day with the editor of the Independent newspaper, Simon Kelner.
According to Yes, Prime Minister… The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country. The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country. The Times is read by people who actually… Continue reading