Whatever comes of Theresa May’s footsie with Jeremy Corbyn, it is hard to see how she avoids asking the EU for an extension of the Article 50 in the hope that one day, over the rainbow, a majority will appear for her thrice-rejected deal. The EU has made it clear that any extension means Britain taking part in the European Parliament elections. It is legally impossible for the EU27 and the Commission to do otherwise. So here local authorities have been instructed to prepare. Parties have started choosing candidates. Labour has emailed all its members asking anyone to nominate themselves for the 54 MEP candidate vacancies Labour needs to fill – and fast. We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now The switch to proportional representation for these EP elections in 1999 was the moment when Ukip and Nigel Farage entered UK political history, taking just 15 … [Read more...] about Opinion: EU elections could help drain the Brexit swamp of UK politics
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Facebook removes ‘co-ordinated inauthentic’ accounts targeting UK politics
Facebook removes ‘co-ordinated inauthentic’ accounts targeting UK politics BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Facebook has removed nearly 150 accounts which targeted UK politics with “co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour” by engaging in hate speech and spreading division across the spectrum of political debate. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/facebook-removes-coordinated-inauthentic-accounts-targeting-uk-politics-37890211.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article37890207.ece/f1b14/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_83adca29-305b-41b4-8e1b-6b0c2ce314c5_1 Email Facebook has removed nearly 150 accounts which targeted UK politics with “co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour” by engaging in hate speech and spreading division across the spectrum of political debate. Individuals operating the 137 accounts, groups and pages across Facebook and Instagram would present themselves as “far-right and anti-far-right activists”, wrote the … [Read more...] about Facebook removes ‘co-ordinated inauthentic’ accounts targeting UK politics
Pashinyan will try to hold on to status quo in Karabakh conflict: UK political analyst
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan.11 By Leman Zeynalova – Trend: Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will try to hold on to status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said Thomas de Waal, a UK political analyst, senior fellow with Carnegie Europe, specializing in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region, Trend reports. Thomas de Waal said he doesn’t expect many changes by the new Armenian government, at least not soon. “Pashinyan is going to just try to hold on to the status quo and this is probably not to the liking of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan does not want to see a quiet status quo, but a quiet status quo is unfortunately what I think the new Armenian leadership wants,” the expert told the Caucasus Watch. Further, taking about the process of settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he noted that this conflict is deeply intractable and it cannot be solved quickly. Thomas de Waal noted that there is a very weak international mechanism in place for the … [Read more...] about Pashinyan will try to hold on to status quo in Karabakh conflict: UK political analyst
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UK politics in 2018 managed to deliver radical activity at the party level and virtually no progress in the biggest issue facing the country - Brexit. Through it all, the New Statesman team were here to act as your guide. Below is just a small selection of our political coverage from the last 12 months. The rise of Jeremy Corbyn has left large swathes of the parliamentary Labour party out in the cold. With divisions over Europe, anti-Semitism and much more, Stephen Bush tackled the question on everyone’s mind, is Britain’s main left wing party set to break apart? One the centenary of women winning the right to vote, Helen Lewis looks at how far things have come for women’s representation in Westminster, and how far there still is to go. While in Westminster Corbyn faced hostility from both the press and sections of his own party, at events over the summer he found in more welcoming crowd in places such as Mansfield and Stoke-on-Trent. Patrick … [Read more...] about ConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightThe best of the New Statesman 2018: UK politics
May says second Brexit referendum would do ‘irreparable damage’ to integrity of UK politics
May says second Brexit referendum would do 'irreparable damage' to integrity of UK politics BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Theresa May will today hit out at calls for a new Brexit referendum, claiming such a move would send a message to millions of voters that democracy does not deliver. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/brexit/may-says-second-brexit-referendum-would-do-irreparable-damage-to-integrity-of-uk-politics-37631476.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article37631475.ece/fabc4/AUTOCROP/h342/2018-12-17_new_46587103_I1.JPG Email Theresa May will today hit out at calls for a new Brexit referendum, claiming such a move would send a message to millions of voters that democracy does not deliver. The Prime Minister will use an address to the Commons to say that another national poll on EU withdrawal will do "irreparable damage" to the integrity of British politics. Mrs May will say: "Let us not break faith with the British people by trying to stage another … [Read more...] about May says second Brexit referendum would do ‘irreparable damage’ to integrity of UK politics