PoliticoWatch Archives - Homeland Party

David Campanale, the Lib Dem candidate, ‘punished’ for his faith.

Tom Batten / News / 16 May 2024 / Opinion, PoliticoWatch

The Liberal Democrats have been accused of breaching equality law by deselecting a candidate ‘based on his Christian faith’. This development came after a complaint to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was raised regarding the treatment of David Campanale. The party has been accused of tolerating a “hostile environment” for people of faith, […]

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The UK Government may send British Troops to deliver aid to Gaza.

William Gibson / News / 30 April 2024 / Opinion, PoliticoWatch

The Government is reportedly considering sending British troops to Gaza to help deliver aid once the US finishes building a new sea route into the besieged territory. The Pentagon confirmed that construction of the temporary pier, designed to speed up humanitarian aid into Gaza as famine looms, had begun, and operations will start in early

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Community work not activism

Simon Crane / Activism / 4 January 2024 / Opinion, PoliticoWatch

When we care for our community we don’t do it for brownie points. We aren’t trying to prove anything to anyone. There are many occasions where our activists and members do work in their local community without making a song or dance and certainly not for social media clicks and likes. We do it

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Eddie Izzard set to stand in Brighton at next election

Simon Crane / News / 7 August 2023 / England, PoliticoWatch

Eddie Izzard has announced he is aiming to stand as the Labour candidate in Brighton at the next general election. The 61-year-old said: ‘Labour needs a candidate that can inspire many thousands to become our friends and allies in the fight for a fairer-greener-cleaner planet’. Izzard, originally from nearby Bexhill-on-sea, said of Brighton: ‘Support this

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Old guard quits Scottish Greens

Simon Crane / News / 6 August 2023 / PoliticoWatch, Scotland

Robin Harper has resigned his life membership of the Scottish Green party as he believes it has ‘lost the plot’. Mr Harper, who was the UK’s first Green parliamentarian, quit in a letter to co-leader Patrick Harvie. The 82-year-old served as a Lothians MSP between 1999 and 2011 and was co-convener of the party from

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Humza ham-fists the public purse

Dave Gardner / News / 20 July 2023 / Opinion, PoliticoWatch, Scotland

Humza Yousaf has been a disaster wherever he has gone. From the nursery in Broughty Ferry via the Health Minster position to the scooter tumble in the hallway and finally to the job as First Minister. It’s been one train wreck after another for Humza, while his party implodes due to serious fraud investigations surrounding

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Oh, her again…

Dave Gardner / News / 18 July 2023 / Migration, Opinion, PoliticoWatch

Remember Theresa May? If you are very lucky, you’ll say “no, never heard of her”. If you aren’t so lucky, you’ll remember that god awful robot dance thing she did while she was our PM in front of the cameras, on purpose. I’m still recovering from the initial cringe of this spectacle myself. Well, after

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Wandering hands in Westminster

Simon Crane / News / 11 July 2023 / PoliticoWatch

Caroline Nokes, who chairs the Woman and Equalities Committee, has stated that she has experienced inappropriate behaviour about 50 times in her 13-year career. The Tory MP went on to say that what some women go through in and around the halls of Westminster is horrific and has urged party whips to draw up tougher

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Jess Phillips and Katharine Birbal Birbalsingh

Labour MP bullies headmistress

Simon Crane / News / 8 July 2023 / PoliticoWatch

Labour frontbencher Jess Phillips has been accused of “racist and bullying behaviour” after a row on social media with high-profile headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh. Ms Birbalsingh, once dubbed “Britain’s strictest headteacher”, accused the Birmingham Yardley MP of seeking to “whip up a social media mob” against her on Twitter. It came after Ms Birbalsingh, head of

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Councillor Jason Zadrozny of Ashfield District Council

Ashfield County Council members charged with multiple offences

Tom Batten / News / 1 July 2023 / East Midlands, PoliticoWatch

The leader of Ashfield District Council, Councillor Jason Zadrozny, will appear in court next month, charged with offences including drug possession, money laundering and fraudulent income tax evasion. Fellow councillor Tom Hollis will also appear in court to face two charges under the Localism Act. Of Councillor Zadrozny’s charges, the 12 counts of fraud by

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