Following their historic win in the Copeland by-election, should the Tories call an early General Election? Chris Rumfitt, founder and chief executive of Field Consulting, says Yes. A wafer-thin majority in Parliament. No mandate for her policy agenda. An obstructive House of Lords. A shambolic opposition. And a massive lead in the polls. The case for an early General Election was already strong, but the result in Copeland should make it [...]
As Labour Party splits over leaving the European Union intensify, can the party survive Brexit? Andrew Hawkins, chairman of ComRes, says Yes. The Labour Party is setting new standards for “normal” and “shambolic”, the Article 50 farrago being merely the latest milepost in what for many Labour MPs is a living nightmare. The Party is in an appalling mess but ironically its refusal to implode is evidence that it is [...]
Is Donald Trump likely to be impeached in the next four years? Rachel Cunliffe, deputy editor of Reaction, says Yes. The new President begins his term facing a defamation lawsuit over his response to sexual misconduct allegations and an ongoing investigation into whether his team conspired with Russia to get him elected. And that’s not even the biggest sword dangling over Trump’s head ready to slash short [...]
