Halve the Number of Westminster MPs; LETTERS
But step back slightly here. This is a historic moment for a number of reasons. This is the first time the Labour party has won a general election since 2005. It’s a huge majority on a par almost with Tony Blair’s 1997 election in terms of number of seats won, over 400 seats and...
Read the full-text online article and more details about "Glory Days.End of an Era; This Election Sees Westminster Waving Goodbye to a Number of Familiar Faces, among Them Prominent MPs from the West Midlands. Mel Hunter Takes a Look at the Careers of Fo
At Mrs May's farewell drinks in Downing Street, attended by MPs from both the Remain and Leave wings of the Tory Party - as well as Democratic Unionist Party MPs - she told her guests in a valedictory speech that their priority was stopping Jeremy Corbyn entering Downing Street....
The number of young American Jews participating on the rite-of-passage Birthright trip to Israel has almost halved in recent months, amid widespread disengagement with Israel as a reaction to the government’s policies. A Ha’aretz investigation, taking figures from five key trip provid...
I don't think I was good at interviews. Even so, I thought it odd that I was asked why I didn't wear a wedding ring and by one chairman why my family was in Scotland, if I had hopes of being at Westminster.But as much as I support David Cameron's aims, my advice to him wo...
The acceptance rate in Harrow was 41.5 per cent. By contrast, Hackney saw only 12.9 per cent of pupils accepted for a place last year, a fall on its 2001 total of 14 per cent.Westminster reported an acceptance rate of only 14. 鈥...
One by one, 30 politicians in the Westminster uniform of charcoal suits (male) and boxy jackets accessorised with chunky jewellery (female) enter the room, exchange badinage with the ladies at the desk, remove their jackets and shoes and get themselves weighed. The difference between their avoir...