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What can the Liberal Democrats learn from New Zealand’s Opportunity Party?

A late-October poll put it on 7.2%, potentially securing nine MPs and entering Parliament for the first time. For Liberal Democrats, TOP’s significance lies in its radical centrism: combining support for enterprise and…

Waterstones isn’t offering cheap ‘Bestsellers Boxes’ in Facebook posts

One post says the author’s sister “works at one of their stores”, and that “if you fill out a short questionnaire, you can get a Waterstones Bestsellers Box for just £3!” The other , supposedly by a former employee, says…

Why the National Commission on Electoral Reform must consider compulsory voting

In his speech to Labour Party Conference last month, Andy Burnham announced his intention to establish a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as a first step towards achieving his long-stated ambition of replacing…

Europe’s supermarkets hit by new wave of cyberattacks targeting fridges

A spokesperson for the company said it is aware of an “IT incident affecting the refrigeration systems in a number of Delhaize stores.” A spokesperson for Colruyt, which operates Spar stores in Belgium, said in a…

Is the NHS still safe enough – and if not, what needs to change?

Waiting lists came down, we were offered a greater choice of providers through a new Choose and Book scheme and walk-in centres were set up, meaning patients could be seen on the day in the community for urgent health…

Government making up China policy as it goes along, say MPs

The committee said in its report that decision-making had been characterised by "inconsistency" and was heightening national security risks. It called on ministers to block the transfer of sensitive data to China, give…

Calum Davies: The failed experiment – the case for the abolition of National devolution in Wales

Calum’s pamphlet The Failed Experiment can be read here and is linked in the text When it comes to Scottish independence, Brexit, and second referendums we usually get an answer – even from opponents of another poll –…

King mulls De Wever’s resignation as Belgian budget talks fail

Budget talks have been ongoing for weeks, with tensions emerging mostly between the Flemish socialists of Forward and the Francophone center-right Reformist Movement. The former asked for more contributions from the…

Has Shabana Mahmood won her immigration tussle?

A year after the plans were first proposed, Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy look at whether Labour has quashed the internal rebellion and how much influence Angela Rayner has had on the PM’s position. Plus, as the…

Why does Reform want the government to bailout Poundland?

In an interview with Fraser Nelson on Sky News yesterday, Mr Jenrick was asked about his comments pertaining to the highstreet chain Poundland. Poundland needs no introduction. An idea to be marvelled at rather than a…