Writer Eddie Saint-Jean. The UK’s local, mayoral, Welsh and Scottish Parliament elections saw significant swings to Conservatives across Labour heartlands. Political commentators had viewed the Hartlepool by-election as a key indicator of Labour’s support in the north-east of England but they lost this constituency and many others across the red wall. Jill Mortimer’s resounding winContinue reading “Conservative gains in UK elections: why are Labour losing working class votes?”
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Public Health or the Economy? – The COVID-19 Dilemma
Article author Eddie Saint-Jean There have been comparisons with the Second World War in impact and scale. That is disputable, but it’s fair to call it the steepest economic trajectory in history, certainly for three centuries. Also, this is the largest number of weekly deaths the UK has faced in many decades. Boris Johnson’s hero Winston Churchill ledContinue reading “Public Health or the Economy? – The COVID-19 Dilemma”
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