UK Election

With many labelling this year’s British election as historically unrepresentative, calls to reform or abandon the first-past-the-post system are ringing loudly. But the case against the UK system is d...

Extraordinary UK election result shows how broken it is

Much will stay the same, because the new Labour government will largely follow Conservative policy in four key areas, including spending and borrowing, and restoring relations with the EU

KEIR Starmer led Britain’s Labour Party to a landslide victory in the 2024 parliamentary election, taking over from the Conservatives after 14 years in opposition.

The party intends to kickstart reforms to the planning system that will set the stage for ramping up housebuilding and infrastructure development

A volatile electorate and a strong showing for Reform UK are no reason for caution

Pound strengthens slightly as UK’s Labour bags landslide win

Voters are likely to end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule

IN BRITAIN, there’s a time in late summer when media people talk about being in the “silly season”. That’s when there does not seem to be much real news to report and so pages and screens are filled w...