Councillor claims he was 'blocked' from standing as MP candidate Councillor Greg Marshall has posted a statement on Twitter Nottingham Post · Feb 28, 2023
‘Do-nothing’ bureaucrats hold back Vietnam Vietnam’s Communist Party is growing alarmed about a new mantra taking hold among bureaucrats: Do a lot, get in trouble for a lot. Do less, get in trouble for less. Do nothing, get in trouble for nothing. Bangkok Post · Feb 22, 2023
View from The Hill: April 1 Aston byelection will be an all-female battle You can bet on one thing in the Aston byelection, which is to be held on April 1. The winner will be a woman. The Conversation · Feb 20, 2023
NSW Lib Who Leaked Explicit Pics Of A Female MP Has Been Booted Off The Party’s Election Ticket Peter Poulos, a Liberal member of the upper house in New South Wales has been booted off his party's ticket for the upcoming election. Pedestrian.tv · Feb 19, 2023
Labour coming out of special measures is a relief for British Jews Almost five years ago I stood with my community in Parliament Square to demonstrate against the handling of antisemitism in the Labour Party. The demonstration was called by my predecessor as Jewish Leadership Council Chair, Jonathan Goldstein and the then Board of Deputies of British Jews President, Jonathan Arkush. The… Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023
Nicola Sturgeon dubbed ‘finest public servant’ of devolution age Supporters of Nicola Sturgeon have paid tribute to the outgoing First Minister as she tendered her resignation at Bute House on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023
The 'time is right' says Nicola Sturgeon as she steps down as First Minister for Scotland The MSP denied she was reacting to short term pressure saying the move was 'right for me, for my party and for the country' Wales Online · Feb 15, 2023
Backlash over Ashfield MP Lee Anderson's new promotion in PM reshuffle The MP has been appointed as the new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party. Nottingham Post · Feb 8, 2023
Rishi Sunak breaks up Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in major restructure Sacked Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi has been replaced with Greg Hands, who had been trade minister and Grant Shapps, who had been business secretary, will now be the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary. Birmingham Post · Feb 7, 2023
North Korea party meeting set to discuss 'urgent' food issue North Korea has scheduled a major political conference to discuss the “urgent task” of improving its agricultural sector The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
Tory election chief's own firm admits Britain's 'economic misery made worse' by ministers Millionaire banker Stephen Massey has taken over the running of the Conservative Party's local election campaign. His City firm warned Britain is facing 'insipid growth' under this government Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023
Three North Tyneside councillors resign from Tory party and slam 'toxic behaviour' and 'sustained bullying' Further bullying sandals emerge for the Conservatives this week, but this time on a far more local level Chronicle Live · Feb 2, 2023
Kath O'Connor was writing a novel about her grandmother's ovarian cancer when she was diagnosed, too. She died before it was published The concept of death has preoccupied people for probably as long as people have existed. Nonetheless, we are are practised at avoiding, forgetting or suppressing the inevitability of our own death. We write about death in philosophy and medicine and sociology, and in fiction too. But typically, these writings locate… The Conversation · Feb 1, 2023
California Republican hopes to oust the GOP's national leader Mounting frustration over GOP electoral losses has incited a contentious leadership battle that pits a prominent California Republican against the party's national leader. Los Angeles Times · Jan 25, 2023
Bangkok Post · Jan 23, 2023 Korn's party pushes tax cuts for lower-income bracket The Chartpattanakla Party has proposed a tax restructuring under which people earning 40,000 baht or less a month as a salary or for freelance work would enjoy an income tax cut.
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023 Labour calls for probe into Boris Johnson's £800k 'credit facility' Party chairwoman Anneliese Dodds has written to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards calling for an urgent investigation into revelations of the arrangement between the then Prime Minister and a distant cousin
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023 Threats, advantages seen in China's shrinking population For seven decades, China’s Communist Party has ruled the world’s most populous country
Bangkok Post · Jan 17, 2023 Vietnamese president ousted in graft purge HANOI: Vietnam’s president has stepped down and been ousted from the Communist Party’s top bodies in an unparalleled shakeup, as party secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s anti-corruption purge casts an ever-widening net.
The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2023 SNP NEC agrees indyref2 strategy resolution to be debated at conference SNP National Executive Committee has unanimously agreed the wording of a draft resolution to be debated at the party’s Special Democracy…
Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023 Vietnam ousts most senior officials in years as probes spread Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers — the most senior officials to be relieved of duties since 2017 — amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.
Bangkok Post · Jan 5, 2023 Vietnam dismisses two ministers amid corruption probes HANOI: Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.
Reuters · Jan 1, 2023 China's top diplomat calls for 'dialogue', cooperation with U.S. China and the United States must pursue dialogue rather than confrontation and avoid the mistakes made during the Cold War, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Sunday in his first public comments since his appointment as head of the ruling Communist Party's foreign affairs office.
Liverpool Echo · Dec 24, 2022 We tried party food from Marks and Spencer, Asda, Morrisons and Iceland and one stole the show The supermarkets are packed with party food deals and we tested several out to see which are best value for money
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022 Labour hiring ‘celebrity endorsements’ manager to woo stars for Keir Starmer Full-time staffer will be tasked with getting celebrities to attend party events
The Conversation · Dec 22, 2022 Grattan on Friday: Liberal post-mortem urges party to address flight of female vote – but not by quotas The Liberal Party’s review of its election rout has highlighted the party’s broad and deep problem with the female vote, but shied away from recommending quotas to elect more women.