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Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party experienced their worst result since the 1935 general election, losing 60 seats. The majority of the losses coming in England from areas with over 50% of voters wishing to leave the European Union as well as a few seats in Scotland as the Scottish National Party delivered a message to the UK that they were seeking another independence referendum and wish to remain in the European Union. Despite this, the future looks extremely bright for the Labour Party and progressive politics in general. Election Maps UK, a group responsible for election forecasts and results have recently produced maps of the UK based on how each age group voted in the 2019 General Election and how the results would have look if only these age groups were the ones voting two weeks ago. The election maps produced show how dominant the Labour Party are among younger voters. The map in the top left shows us how the 2019 election would have turned out had only 18-24 year olds vo...

Sayeeda Warsi, former Chair of the Conservative Party Should you switch on any mainstream news program or read any mainstream news articles you would be mistaken for thinking that the Labour Party was a cesspool of anti-semitism and racism, with figures such as Alan Sugar ridiculously comparing Jeremy Corbyn to former German leader, Adolf Hitler.  While any leftist criticism  of Israel and its policy regarding Palestine is spun and twisted to suggest that anytime you speak up for Palestinian rights or a two-state solution is anti-semitic, those who throw around accusations of anti-semitism and racism clearly have issues regarding racism and in this instance, Islamophobia in the UK Conservative Party. There are genuine instances of anti-semitism surrounding the Left, with George Galloway's  "no Israel flags"  tweet during last year's Champions League Final coming to mind - this is was deemed a hateful statement by losing finalists Tottenham Hotspur FC, a cl...

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union has literally dominated the mainstream news cycles for well over three years now. You’ll hear the word “ Brexit” likely within a few minutes of switching on virtually any news show.  The divisions within the country that led to Brexit (opposition to immigration, parliamentary sovereignty/opposition to globalisation) were the main reasons given to polling agencies and survey takers, which in turn led to the flourishing of another division surrounding Brexit: anyone who voted “Leave” is a far-right racist who hates immigrants and has no idea how an economy functions, and are poorer, less educated members of society.  But, with most insane hot takes, it has to go a step further. As you can see pictured above, our friend Laurence here is casually advocating for the genocide of any and all “Leave” voters. Quite how you can propose a genocide of any political dissidents and suggest that you’re morally correct is qu...

The Daily Mail comments section is never the most sane and well-reasoned place on the best of days, declaring anyone who opposes the harshest exit from the European Union a "traitor" or even praising  Adolf Hitler , you know, the guy responsible for an attempted ethnic cleansing of the Jews? Lovely fellow, as it turns out. Another trip into what I like to describe as the depths of politics hell is this gem, a staunch brexiteer literally advocating for the murder of the 650 elected members of parliament. The major irony in the comments from far-right individuals such as these is that while calling for the slaying of 650 people, they have the gall to then turn around and act like anyone who opposes them are the immoral ones, it's all well and good to advocate for such horrors, but should you oppose the conservative view of a 'hard-Brexit', you're the one who's apparently guilty of an "unforgivable crime". That's right, not the guy who jus...