Councillor Dylan Tippetts (left) with Stuart Bonar, Chair of Plymouth Liberal Democrats Plymouth City Council has been ...

Thank you, Tom, for another great piece. I wrote in ‘Hitchhiking to India in 1962’: Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat on October 2nd, 1869. On January 30th, 1948, he was ...

“British leadership offered real hope for the world, and … has remained a powerful force for good.” Really ? Currently our government keeps its head down over the atrocities being committed ...

South Africa had nuclear weapons but it didn’t save their apartheid state. What prevents any sanctions on Israel is the total commitment of the USA to protecting Israel at all costs, which may ...

Following the 95 local by-elections we saw on the undercard for the 1 st May elections, we returned this week to a rather more sedentary two. On Thursday 8 th May, there was a Labour defence in ...

The strongest argument for electoral reform is not that it would help one party or another party. It is that it gives voters a CHOICE, not just once every four or five years (and then usually in ...

Gorgeous news to wake up to this morning. Layla Moran is starting 5 months of parental leave after she and her partner Rosy welcomed their first baby. The BBC reports: Layla Moran has said she is ...

“How can the UK create safe routes for asylum seekers?” It is heartbreaking to watch asylum seekers drown in small boats, when we know it would be technically quite feasible to accept e.g ...

Last week saw the second maiden speech from our recent small, but evidently perfectly-formed, Lords intake. Shaffaq made his debut during the Second Reading of the Children’s Wellbeing and ...

In 2025, the world marks 80 years since Victory in Europe (VE) Day. But the war in Ukraine rages on – a stark reminder that peace and freedom can never be taken for granted. While we celebrate ...

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill could have been an opportunity to empower communities, speed up sustainable development, and unlock infrastructure delivery. Instead, the government has chosen ...

The recently finalised UK-India Free Trade Agreement is being sold as a triumph —promising billions in new trade and a “win-win” for both economies. But beneath the headlines lies a ...