Harry Phibbs

Dacorum – Bennetts End Labour 318 (37.1 per cent, +6.4 on 2023) Conservatives 313 (36.5 per cent, +14.5) Green Party 102 (11.9 per cent, +1.7) Reform UK 92 (10.7 per cent, +10.7) Lib Dems 32 (3.7 per cent, -3.6)

With all the technological and medical advances we keep seeing, this should be a glorious era where all barriers to work are demolished. To a modest extent, we have seen this with people continuing to work as they get older. Men in the UK used to retire at 65 – finally eligible for a state […]

On November 18th last year, Javier Milei was elected President of Argentina with 56 per cent of the vote on a bold libertarian platform that promised a dramatic change of direction for his country.

Barking & Dagenham – Northbury Labour 561 (57.7 per cent, -11.1 on 2022) Green Party 161 (16.6 per cent, +2.0) Reform UK 101 (10.4 per cent, +10.4) Conservatives 100 (10.3 per cent, -6.4) Lib Dems 49 (5.0 per cent, +5.0)

Instead of making decisions, the new Government keeps announcing more reviews

More significant than reducing spending is the need to restore faith in our democracy and enhance the reputation of politicians. On that basis there should be a cross-party ambition to reduce the cost of politics. But as the traditional party of small government, it should be for the Conservatives to take the lead.

Cardiff – Splott Labour 711 (34.0 per cent, -31.1 on 2022) Green Party 362 (17.3 per cent, +17.3) Propel 305 (14.6 per cent, +10.3) Lib Dems

Comradeship is supposed to be a concept associated with the Left. Conservatives don’t have much inclination for worldwide revolution. They are usually rather disdainful of theory – preferring instinct and practical, common sense remedies. With a quiet patriotism, they also tend to focus on their own nation states rather than on matters elsewhere. The closest […]

My friendly advice to Reform UK is to be careful what they wish for. Opposition is easy. Winning power would give them a chance to prove themselves as equal to the task. Or not, as the case may be.

Dudley – Brockmoor & Pensnett Conservatives 571 (35.4 per cent, +7.0 on May) Reform UK 586 (30.1 per cent, +30.1) Labour 466 (28.9 per