New: ukpoliticsAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959steemhive-180932hive-166405photographyhive-185836uncommonlabhive-150122hive-183397hive-144064bitcoinlifehive-188619krsuccesshive-101145hive-139150hive-103599hive-124908hive-184714hive-145157hive-109690TrendingNewHotLikersdavelevy (43)in ukpolitics • 16 days agoAt GMB Congress, immigration, racism and europeAt the GMB Congress, my Region, London, organised a fringe meeting on the “ The rise of the far right and worker’s rights “. This was jointly organised with the Labour Movement for Europe who had…davelevy (43)in ukpolitics • 18 days agoStarmer’s speech on refugeesA little essay on Natalie Elphick’s defection to Labour and Starmer’s speech in Dover on refugee policy. Dover, by Tom Rogers from Unsplash, cropped Over the last couple of days of the week…davelevy (43)in ukpolitics • 22 days agoReading Labour’s tea leavesI wrote earlier about the possibility of a youth mobility proposal from the EU; I’d say it’s now dead and that may be what the Commission was trying to achieve, to stop the UK cherry picking…candy49 (63)in uk • 2 months agoVoters turn on StarmerThe pollster Savanta asked 2,000 people to give a one-word description of Keir Starmer. Here is the resulting word cloud: source Here is the same exercise done for Starmer in Sept 2023 (so…candy49 (63)in uk • 2 months agoThe second round of the Tory leadership contestHere is how Tory MPs voted: Robert Jenrick - 33 (+5) Kemi Badenoch - 28 (+6) Tom Tugendhat - 21 (+4) James Cleverly - 21 (-) Mel Stride - 16 (-) Mel Stride has been eliminated. The vote…candy49 (63)in uk • 3 months agoThe Labour party lead drops to 4%It's exactly two months since the general election, here is the poll from BMGResearch: source Note that in the general election, Labour got 33.7%. As you can see from the graphic above…candy49 (63)in uk • 3 months agoKeir Starmer's approval ratings fall to a new lowHere is the chart from the pollster MoreInCommn: source It's only 7 weeks after the election, but Starmer is already on -16, which normally takes several years for new govts to achieve.…candy49 (63)in uk • 3 months agoBritish voters are worrying about energy billsYouGov asked which area of household spending were people most worried about. Here are the results: source Energy bills topped the list of concerns, though people aged 25 to 49 are worrying…davelevy (43)in ukpolitics • 3 months agoSlogans aren’t bulletsBefore the election was called, Keir Starmer visited BEA systems at Barrow in Furness, the dockyard that builds and maintains the UK nuclear submarine fleet. He promised that a Labour Government’s…candy49 (63)in uk • 3 months agoHere is the polling for the Conservative leadership candidatesThe six candidates are Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch, Priti Patel and Mel Stride. The pollster also asked questions about Nigel Farage who heads the Reform Party.…davelevy (43)in ukpolitics • 3 months agoNo jokes Mr Mandelson!This article in the guardian, entitled, "‘You’ve got to be joking’: Mandelson dismisses prospect of UK rejoining EU” reports a speech by Peter Mandelson to the BCC in which he reinforces the…candy49 (63)in uk • 3 months agoSome shocking polling on the recent riotsThis polling was done by WeThinkPolling: source The new Labour government was elected on just 33.7% of the vote. Some people thought they'd bring mortgage rates down. Instead Starmer…candy49 (63)in uk • 3 months agoKeir Starmer's approval ratings go negativeIn the wake of the recent riots, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's ratings have turned negative (31% positive, 38% negative giving him a rating of -7): source The people he has to worry about…davelevy (43)in ukpolitics • 4 months agoPR in WalesI wrote, nearly two years ago, welcoming the change on the composition and size of the Welsh Senedd, or on Medium and was pointed today at what they’ve become . While using the…candy49 (63)in uk • 5 months agoLabour are focusing on the Red WallThe Red Wall is the group of traditional Labour seats in the North of England, which unexpectedly voted Conservative in 2019. Labour are determined to win them back. According to the FT, Labour is…candy49 (63)in uk • 6 months agoWord cloud to describe Nigel FarageEver since Nigel Farage announced he'd be a candidate in the constituency of Clacton, opinion pollsters have been frantically polling to find out what voters think of him. When people were asked…candy49 (63)in uk • 6 months agoThe Green Party fields a full slate of candidates in England and WalesFor the first time ever, the Green Party is fielding candidates in all 575 seats in Endland and Wales, plus about half the seats in Scotland and two-thirds of Northern Ireland. Here's the map of…candy49 (63)in uk • 6 months agoWord cloud for Starmer and LabourThe pollster Redfield and Wilton asked voters to say what Kier Starmer and the Labour party stood for. It was free-form so they could put down whatever they liked. Here is the resulting word…candy49 (63)in uk • 6 months agoHere is the breakdown of what people think about govt spending on the oldThe Conservatives have just announced a quadruple lock on the state pension, to ensure it is not taxed. Here is the breakdown of polling on spending on older people: source People who lean…candy49 (63)in uk • 6 months agoSunak proposes National ServiceSo the Conservatives came out with one of their first new policy pledges of the election: National Service. There'll be 30,000 paid positions in the military for a year, getting training on things…
