Guest post by Tim Johnston Following a turbulent week for Israel, Tim Johnston argues that the only path to peace is engagement with Hamas Hamas, founded in 1987, was elected by the Palestinian people in January 2006 by a landslide. Almost immediately after the elections, they were forced out of power by the US, UK, [...]
In an exclusive interview with The Third Estate, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg sets out his vision for change It can’t be easy, being the leader of Britain’s third major political party. Caught between a disintegrating New Labour and a resurgent Conservative Party waiting for its coronation, convincing the British public that what you have [...]
Guest post by Christos Loutradis Following our coverage of this month’s Greek elections, The Third Estate continues its partnership with Press-Gr, one of the foremost news sites in Greece, by inviting Christos Loutradis to look at the country’s thawing relations with Turkey. Where a Prime Minister chooses to visit on his or her first trip [...]
Walking through security at Portcullis House, the fabulously expensive building standing adjacent to the Houses of Parliament, is a bit like going through any airport anywhere in the world. But making your way through the spacious courtyard, past green trees and sun-dappled water features under the enormous sparkling glass dome towering overhead, you could be [...]
Guest post by Guy Aitchison It is time for those who want a new politics to work together for change With the party conferences over and MPs returning to Westminster today following their 82-day break, now seems like a good moment to reflect on the crisis that engulfed the political class during the early summer [...]
Guest post by Christos Loutradis In The Third Estate’s second collaboration with Press-Gr, one of the biggest news sites in Greece, Christos Loutradis reports on the results of the elections For me, the most moving moments of an election campaign come with the results. The night of the counting, I was at the studios of [...]
In the old days, the samurai of Japan would commit seppuku to save themselves from disgrace. Plunging their swords into their innards, they would disembowel themselves to die with honour rather than fall into the hands of their enemies. Gordon Brown has no such honour, limping and quacking on, come what may, to defeat as [...]
It’s that time of year again. The silly season has ended, Parliament is getting ready to return from recess and, with swine flu beginning to look like a fuss about not very much and the worst of the recession said to be over, the British media is beginning to turn its attention to the party [...]
Guest post by Steve Goodrich Before we get saturated by over-zealous coverage of the conference season it is perhaps time to step back and look at the state of Britain’s political parties. Despite the new logos, leaders and spin, they have undoubtedly been under strain in recent years. Over the past two decades alone, party [...]
Gordon Brown’s so far behind in points, he might as well be singing in Eurovision. But as he struggles to defend his already tarnished reputation against allegations of “double dealing” over the compassionate release of Megrahi, the Tories and Lib Dems took the opportunity to ratchet up their score even further. Today Sky News announced [...]
