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Alastair Meeks says that he EU is not as central an issue as many right wing activists think it is

Alastair Meeks says that he EU is not as central an issue as many right wing activists think it is

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A look at the referendum’s salience Last Monday, UKIP wandered into another of their controversies over gay rights.  Alan Craig, who has in the past called equality campaigners the Gaystapo and described gay marriage as being as bad as the Nazi invasion of Poland, has been selected as a candidate for the London Assembly.  Most UKIP supporters are frustrated by the fuss.  They don’t believe in a relationship between sexuality and meteorology but really don’t see the views of some…

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Guess who? Looking for Jeremy Corbyn’s successor

Guess who? Looking for Jeremy Corbyn’s successor

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Alastair Meeks on his 200/1 tip to be next Labour leader. Pitt the Elder did not lack confidence, declaring to the Duke of Devonshire: “My Lord, I am sure I can save this country, and no one else can.”  Is there anyone who can save Labour?  It’s a good question and it’s not at all clear that there’s an answer.  The Labour party is being torn apart by a profound schism between the purist left membership and the much more…

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In May we might find out if Corbyn is the liability for Labour the Tories hope he is

In May we might find out if Corbyn is the liability for Labour the Tories hope he is

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The Tory plan to win the London Mayoral election is to portray Khan as Corbyn's man in London, part I pic.twitter.com/EMnM3jpX8V — TSE (@TSEofPB) February 7, 2016 The Tory plan to win the London Mayoral election is to portray Khan as Corbyn's man in London, part II pic.twitter.com/3ScoN4pS4o — TSE (@TSEofPB) February 7, 2016 The Tory plan to win the London Mayoral election is to portray Khan as Corbyn's man in London, part III pic.twitter.com/uwYb4inyEY — TSE (@TSEofPB) February 7,…

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The sting. How George Osborne is tackling the deficit

The sting. How George Osborne is tackling the deficit

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Embed from Getty Images We’re all in this together, so David Cameron told us before the 2010 general election.  This assertion was received with derision by many outside the Eton-attending classes.  And sure enough, when the coalition came to power after the election, the impact of the deficit-reduction measures was felt most keenly by those at the bottom of society.  The Treasury explicitly targeted spending cuts over tax rises in the proportion of 80:20.  With most government spending being deployed…

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Leave could be making the same mistake Labour made at the 2015 General Election

Leave could be making the same mistake Labour made at the 2015 General Election

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The latest @IpsosMORI leader ratings which have Cameron as the best rated leader and Corbyn & Farage the worst. pic.twitter.com/P1Ds1t10Up — TSE (@TSEofPB) January 31, 2016 If the referendum comes down to a popular leader with economic credibility versus an unpopular leader without any economic credibility then there will only be one winner, again. In the most recent electoral events in the United Kingdom, the Scottish Independence referendum and the 2015 general election, the side that won was the side…

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Final Des Moines Register poll has Trump as the hair apparent in the Iowa caucus

Final Des Moines Register poll has Trump as the hair apparent in the Iowa caucus

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From the historically most accurate pollster in this race Des Moines Register Iowa Poll Trump 28% (+6)Cruz 23% (-2)Rubio 15% (+3)Carson 10% (-1)Paul 5% (-)Christie 3% (-) — TSE (@TSEofPB) January 30, 2016 It looks like the attacks on Ted Cruz and the doubts about his eligibilty have had an impact on the Senator from Texas. Whilst the Democratic race is Whilst the Des Moines Register Iowa Poll for the Dems has Clinton 45% (+3)Sanders 42% (+2)O'Malley 3% (-1) —…

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Corbyn: Alastair Meeks looks at the options for Labour’s right wing

Corbyn: Alastair Meeks looks at the options for Labour’s right wing

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Believing six impossible things before breakfast Jeremy Corbyn has come in for much criticism from the right of the Labour party since he took over as leader of the Labour party.  He has been accused of indulging in fantasy politics, of deluding himself that the British public will ever elect a party on such a left wing prospectus and of surrounding himself with third raters whose only virtues are their impeccably socialist credentials.  But the Labour right is just as…

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The changing politics of Northern Ireland

The changing politics of Northern Ireland

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Embed from Getty Images Alastair Meeks on the unknown First Minister Part of the United Kingdom got a new leader earlier this month.  You probably missed this: most people did.  Following the usual tortuous process that its politics always seems to entail, Northern Ireland now has a new First Minister.  Arlene Foster took over as First Minister (the first woman to hold that role in Northern Ireland) on 11 January 2016.  She is also the first female leader of the…

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