By Jack Keen Pointless, Counterproductive, and Disastrous. The only ways to describe Trump-Iranian Foreign Policy. In his first term, President Trump withdrew from a functioning The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement negotiated by President Barack Obama. Iran subsequently expanded its enrichment programme. Then, more recently, on 28 February 2026, the US and Israel began a new war by striking Iran and its senior leadership. The latest development, 16
By Stephen Dowse It would not be an exaggeration to say that Reform UK has been the ghost haunting Keir Starmer’s premiership and, unfortunately for Labour, that ghost materialised during the recent 2026 English local elections, with Reform UK winning over 1450 council seats while Labour lost over 1200 council seats. It’s very easy to assume that the people who are voting for Reform UK are disillusioned Conservative Party voters and right-wing political activists; however, th
By Jack Keen This evening, I find myself reflecting on the last few prime ministers. It is easy to point to different failures or different weaknesses in personality and political fibre. But fundamentally, moderate world leaders have failed to do one thing. Communicate. Communication in the new era of modern technology is vital to our politics. No matter how good your policies are, perceptions can be different. Politicians look to other politicians for inspiration on this. Of
By Charles Wawn Last month signalled a permanent shift in the future power dynamics of the Labour party. On May 14, then Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned, having told Prime Minister Keir Starmer the previous day that he had lost confidence in his leadership. That evening, Josh Simons, a former minister and ally of the Prime Minister, announced he would step down as MP for Makerfield to make way for Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, to replace him. On the socia