Despite the ongoing debate about antisemitism within the Labour Party the most recent survey concluded that Labour Party members were less likely to be anti-semitic than UKIP or Conservative party members, however more likely than Liberal Democrats. Tory Party members are 8% more likely to hold antisemitic views than Labour members. Only 4% of Jews feel that no UK political parties tolerate antisemitism. The survey conducted by Campaign Against Antisemitism did, however, show that despite...

Dead. The word that best describes Theresa May’s Brexit deal. She has walked the tightrope of Brexit for longer than many expected but this deal is one step too far. The impossible balance between fulfilling a political mandate, without committing economic suicide, was always going to be tricky and the Tories are in disarray but we should keep the champagne on ice if May falls. Her replacement will be a more dangerous animal, both politically and economically. A Brexiteer would win a...

Health Education England, which manages the NHS’s workforce and training budget, has consequently been forced to reduce its expenditure by 7.6% in real terms between 2013/14 and 2017/18. Further cuts are coming with day to day spending on the wider health budget set to fall by £1 billion in real terms next year, the Health Foundation states this will include cuts to the workforce training budget. Health Education England’s funding as a percentage of the overall Department of Health Budget has...

We have had 24 months of political games over Brexit. A non-stop melody of fantasy plans and partisan politics has got us, predictably, nowhere. If the Prime Minister wants to deliver on the referendum it’s time she embraced the only credible plan available. Labour’s Customs Union Brexit. Last July, when May’s original plan was rejected by the EU it seemed obvious to me that softening her plan to negotiating a customs union was the only logical option. In fact, I wrote this article spelling...

The elections to Labour students national committee are in disarray as it has been revealed the central structure has implemented changes that have prevented the majority of Scots voting while simultaneously stopping any Northern candidates from standing. This is the first year elections to the committee will be elected by One Member one vote (OMOV) , a voting system that when implemented normally sees more left-wing candidates gain success. The problem has arisen from the affiliation of...