Tag: Craig Johnson
Economic solutions are unlikely to ease immigration concerns
Immigration is a huge element of contemporary political debate, and it continues to divide and polarise opinion, while fuelling the rise of UKIP and other radical parties across Europe. Here, Craig Johnson and Sunil Rodger argue that while hostility to immigration may be in part to do with economics, a sunny economic outlook is unlikely […]
The electoral prospects of the Liberal Democrats rest on local parties and incumbency
There is a strong consensus that the Liberal Democrats will suffer badly at the next General Election, with the consequences of five years of coalition and changes of policy tack coming back to haunt them. But while they will undoubtedly come under pressure to hold on to all, or even most, of their MPs, wipeout […]