Corbyn's carriages, electoral pacts and cannabis laws

"The strictest law often causes the most serious wrong." - Cicero View this email in your browser Pick of the week: Corbyn's carriages, electoral pacts and cannabis laws The weekend is almost here and we have selected our five most-read articles for you to enjoy at your leisure. Here's what we have for you this week:    A report on comments made by Caroline Lucas about a possible electoral pact between the Greens and a Corbyn-led Labour party.  A look at a ten-point plan by Germany for how the EU should handle the refugee crisis.  Our story about Andy Burnham suggesting the time was not right for a female leader of the Labour party.  Our take on the hysteria around Corbyn's mention of women-only carriages as part of a possible solution to violence and harassment against women.  And a comment piece about the government's response to a petition signed by 200,000 calling for cannabis to be legalised. Greens row back from 'electoral pact' with Jeremy Corbyn   On Aug 28, 2015 09:38 am Party distance themselves from offer by former leader for a coalition with Labour Read more... » Germany's ten-point refugee plan shows how irresponsible Britain has become   On Aug 28, 2015 09:38 am While Britain dodges its responsibilities, Germany is taking on a continent's-worth of refugees. Read more... » Andy Burnham: Time is not right for a female Labour leader   On Aug 28, 2015 09:37 am Labour leadership candidate stumbles under questioning Read more... » The hysteria around Corbyn's women-only carriages shows why we have such boring politicians   On Aug 28, 2015 09:37 am The crazed response to Jeremy Corbyn's women-only train carriage consultation will encourage politicians to be even more boring than they already are Read more... » Comment: The government's response to the cannabis petition is fatuous, dishonest and misleading   On Aug 28, 2015 09:36 am Ministers continue to ignore public opinion on the legalisation of cannabis Read more... »     Opinion Former videos   A sustainable public transport system   On Aug 05, 2015 04:47 pm Go-Ahead Group's approach to a sustainable public transport network, which is vital to the economic development of the UK. Read more... » Cinderella and the BIBA broker   On Aug 04, 2015 09:23 am Cinderella suffers an unfortunate incident. Luckily, she got her insurance through a BIBA broker and everyone lived happily ever after. Read more... »     Jobs and courses   Self-shooting video journalist   On Jun 24, 2015 04:10 pm Politics.co.uk is seeking to recruit a self-shooting video journalist to work out of our offices in east London. Read more... » Postgraduate study: MSc International Social Policy - University of Southampton   On Jan 21, 2015 02:19 pm Our new MSc International Social Policy masters programme considers social policy issues and debates in a broad context, encouraging students to apply their skills in relation to a wide range of social situations. 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

Corbyn's social media bubble

"Enthusiasm just creates bubbles, it doesn't keep them from popping" - Adora Svitak View this email in your browser Today we look at research by YouGov which shows the huge political gap between supporters of Corbyn and the general public. We suggest one of the findings is key to explaining the unwavering support Corbyn has enjoyed despite all the attacks against him. According to this research 60% of Corbynites use social media as a "main source of news" compared to 40% for supporters of Corbyn's rivals and just 32% among the general public. Could this point to why Corbyn fans are so far removed from wider public opinion? Elsewhere we report on the possession order granted this morning against housing activists at the Sweets Way estate. The group have occupied a property on the estate for the last 5 months to protest against the demolition of 142 homes. The properties are due to be replaced by over 200 new houses and flats but only 59 of these are expected to be "affordable". Latest Articles     The social media bubble behind the rise of Jeremy Corbyn   On Aug 27, 2015 12:03 pm Labour front-runner has won over Labour members but is a long way from winning over the country Read more... »       Social cleansing: London housing activists face eviction     On Aug 27, 2015 10:50 am Housing activists at the Sweets Way estate prepare for bailiffs after a possession order was granted this morning Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   A sustainable public transport system   On Aug 05, 2015 04:47 pm Go-Ahead Group's approach to a sustainable public transport network, which is vital to the economic development of the UK. Read more... » Cinderella and the BIBA broker   On Aug 04, 2015 09:23 am Cinderella suffers an unfortunate incident. Luckily, she got her insurance through a BIBA broker and everyone lived happily ever after. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Good news: the small change at the GPs which can make a big difference for people with mental illness It can be difficult to get excited about acronyms, but last week the British Medical Journal published an article about QOF which got us very excited indeed. Read more... »   Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     House purchase lending in London comes out of the seasonal dip but down on last year New CML data on the characteristics of lending in Greater London in the second quarter of 2015 outlining mortgage lending to first-time buyers, home movers and remortagors. Read more... »   NASUWT comments on Policy Exchange report Chris Keates: 'The key recommendation of this report is arrant nonsense'. 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

Hysteria around Corbyn's women-only carriages

"We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity." - Marco Rubio View this email in your browser Today we look at the response to Jeremy Corbyn's comments about women-only carriages. We suggest that even though his proposals to tackle violence and harassment against women are flawed, the reaction to them is totally out of proportion. We all complain of politicians not being authentic or having enough character but when one dares to express themselves clearly, this is what happens.  Elsewhere we hear from the president of Clear Cannabis Law Reform on the government's response to a petition which has been signed by over 200,000 people calling for the production, sale and use of cannabis to made legal. He says ministers are ignoring all the evidence and public opinion around this issue.   Latest Articles     The hysteria around Corbyn's women-only carriages shows why we have such boring politicians   On Aug 26, 2015 11:41 am The crazed response to Jeremy Corbyn's women-only train carriage consultation will encourage politicians to be even more boring than they already are Read more... »       Comment: The government's response to the cannabis petition is fatuous, dishonest and misleading   On Aug 26, 2015 09:24 am Ministers continue to ignore public opinion on the legalisation of cannabis Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   A sustainable public transport system   On Aug 05, 2015 04:47 pm Go-Ahead Group's approach to a sustainable public transport network, which is vital to the economic development of the UK. Read more... » Cinderella and the BIBA broker   On Aug 04, 2015 09:23 am Cinderella suffers an unfortunate incident. Luckily, she got her insurance through a BIBA broker and everyone lived happily ever after. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Good news: the small change at the GPs which can make a big difference for people with mental illness It can be difficult to get excited about acronyms, but last week the British Medical Journal published an article about QOF which got us very excited indeed. Read more... »   Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     NASUWT comments on Policy Exchange report Chris Keates: 'The key recommendation of this report is arrant nonsense'. Read more... »   Publicity critical for smooth transition to Scottish Rate of Income Tax The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has called for an effective publicity campaign when the announcement of a Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) is made, to ensure that employers and taxpayers are not adversely affected. 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