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Tag Archives: General Election

Labour and the election: no Big Idea, no shared future, no narrative

Will Mapplebeck, a Tyneside political commentator, reports on the outflow from the election.

17 December, 2019 in Comment, Elections, Most recent, Politics.

Voting and the long poisonous shadow of the referendum

Richard Lutz braces himself for an election that will stop the country cold in its winter tracks.

11 December, 2019 in Brexit, Comment, Politics.

Extinction Rebellion host election hustings

Two of the main parties commit to two of the Three Demands.

9 December, 2019 in Elections, Environment, Politics.

Bonkers brexit bonanza ballot

Richard Lutz checks into Hotel Ballotbox.

5 November, 2019 in Brexit, Elections, Most recent, Politics, Television.

A slice of history

In the aftermath of the general election, Ian Payne unearths a fascinating piece of local life.

16 June, 2017 in Local history, Politics, Television.

The Elston Report: UK news as it happens somewhere

Media editor Sir Howard Elston gives the inside line on how TV reports breaking news today.

12 June, 2017 in Politics, Satire.

General Election 2017 – For God’s sake woman go!

Steve Beauchampé considers a political humiliation of Shakespearian proportions.

10 June, 2017 in Comment, Politics.

When Corbo comes to town

Will Mapplebeck went to a Corbyn rally. Here’s five things he learned.

6 June, 2017 in Comment, Most recent, Politics.

General Election 2017 – Fox hunting

Steve Beauchampé goes Fox hunting, on a Watson Watch, but doesn’t think June will be the end of May.

5 June, 2017 in Most recent.

General Election 2017 – Peace Policies and Foreign Follies

Steve Beauchampé on the need for strong and stable government.

30 May, 2017 in Comment, Politics.

A trillion reasons to query your candidate

There’s a politician at the door. Here’s what to do next, advises Will Mapplebeck

29 May, 2017 in Comment, Politics.

General Election 2017 – The anti-drubbing strategy

Not quite a suicide note, but will Theresa May’s manifesto turn epic-sized victory into something rather less asks Steve Beauchampé?

22 May, 2017 in Elections, Politics.

Love Your Vote scheme launched

Innovative voting passport to help disabled people to vote in Birmingham.

17 May, 2017 in Community, Politics.

General Election 2017 – Corbyn goes on the attack

Labour leader says he’s not a pacifist and runs down cameraman to prove it. Steve Beauchampé reports.

16 May, 2017 in Comment, Politics.

May plays her Trump card

Does Theresa May have the temperament and inter-personal skills to lead successful Brexit negotiations, asks Steve Beauchampé?

9 May, 2017 in Most recent.

Fightin’ words

Will Mapplebeck is on the election trail to boredom.

7 May, 2017 in Boxing, Comment, Most recent, Politics.

General Election 2017 – The no policies policy


Aside from a couple taken from other parties, do the Conservatives have any policies asks Steve Beauchampé?

2 May, 2017 in Comment, Politics.

Letting Jeremy be Jeremy might be a bad idea

Will Mapplebeck wonders aloud about Jezza and his inability to find the killer comment.

26 April, 2017 in Comment, Most recent, Politics.

General Election Week One: Where are the Tories?

Steve Beauchampé reviews the campaign’s opening week.

25 April, 2017 in Comment, Politics.

The queen is not dead

Steve Beauchampé woke up on Tuesday morning and thought the Queen had died. But it was worse than that.

21 April, 2017 in Comment, Politics.

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