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"It is a folly to mistake the echo of a London coffee house for the voice of the kingdom." - Jonathan Swift View this email in your browser Reclaim Politics Not all politics happens on the campaign trail. Away from the battle buses and the photo-ops there are many major political issues that have been all but ignored over the course of these few weeks. One is the gentrification that is happening across London and other big cities in the UK. Another is Britain's detention programme. Labour's pledge to end the indefinite detention of asylum seekers won't get much attention during the campaign but it is a significant moment all the same. In the meantime, the campaign continues and we have an exclusive video interview with Green party leader Natalie Bennett, in which we discuss the debates, her party's manifesto and her future in the party. Latest Articles     Two down, one to go: Tories isolated on indefinite detention of asylum seekers   On Apr 28, 2015 09:16 am Labour and Lib Dem pledges leave Tories as the only party still backing indefinite detention of asylum seekers Read more... »   Boris Johnson's row with Ed Miliband reveals his darker side   On Apr 27, 2015 10:11 am Appearance on Andrew Marr show has damaged his leadership hopes Read more... »       Legitimacy crisis looms as public swallow Tory rhetoric     On Apr 27, 2015 08:30 pm A crisis of legitimacy over the make-up of the next government appears to be looming as a new poll reveals half of the public don't understand how the constitution works. Read more... »       The fight to stop London becoming a city for the rich   On Apr 28, 2015 11:17 am New grassroots movements demanding affordable housing want more from politicians than empty words Read more... »   Two clues to the Tories' post-election plans   On Apr 26, 2015 10:16 am Questioning the legitimacy of a Labour-SNP government and sketching out the draft of a Tory Queen's Speech: it feels a lot like we're picking up the first clues about what will happen in the critical days after May 7th. And all the indications are it won't be very pretty. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     Value of shooting for wellbeing highlighted in new research Shooting plays an important part in improving social and personal wellbeing; bringing people together, keeping them active and helping them to spend more time outdoors in the countryside. Read more... »   More effort needed to end 'severe' suffering of lab animals, urges RSPCA 80,000 lab animals experience severe pain, suffering or distress in the UK. Read more... »       Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences