I am not going to repeat David Starkey's comments - they are pretty awful and reflect a number of awful comments he has made in the last...

I have been sent versions of this story by a number of my rock music loving friends who know my interest and involvement in politics and...

It is a shame this is behind the Times' paywall, it is a great article that sets out how complicated our local government structures are,...

Yesterday, we had the spectacle of the Privileges Committee interviewing Boris Johnson to decide whether he knowingly misled parliament,...

Kier Starmer gave a speech last Sunday to the Welsh Labour Conference. It was broadcast live by a few news channels and has had some...

The Government’s bill to make it illegal to claim asylum after crossing the channel on a small boat has now passed its second reading in...

Despite no longer being a member of the Conservative Party and considering myself politically neutral I still read Conservative Home, but...

The Andrew Bridgen story is one that I find really frustrating. Let’s be clear what he did. As an elected member of the House of Commons...

The excellent Westminster Accounts package developed by Tortoise and Sky News provides yet another example of Parliament avoiding...

My MP happens to be Stephen Barclay, the current Health Secretary.  I have no issues with Steve, when he became the MP for North East...

This article is fascinating. Much of what is said rings true, as a country we definitely should be performing better and it reflects my...

The decision of the Prime Minister to jump in ahead of Keir Starmer and make a speech a day earlier may not have been a good one. It...

Arguably the biggest exponent of PR at the moment is Nigel Farage, who has made some headlines about the topic in the last month or so. ...

One of the clear signs that our politics is failing is that difficult issues keep getting kicked into the long grass. One such issue is...

Hi, welcome to the first of what will be many blog posts from Change from the Centre. What can you expect to see? The aim of this site...