Nigel Farage denies being too divisive to lead Brexit campaign

"Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?" -  Robert Orben View this email in your browser Few would argue that Nigel Farage is a controversial figure but the Ukip leader has today brushed off stories of a civil war within his party and has told Politics.co.uk that he is not too divisive to lead the Brexit campaign. "We're all divisive. Who isn't divisive in politics?" he said. Since the surprise outcome of the 2015 general election there has been a lot of speculation about why the pollsters got the result so wrong. Our first piece today takes an in-depth look at the possible reasons as to why this happened and suggests that it had more to do with unrepresentative samples than it did with 'shy Tories'. Elsewhere, the feminist activists Sisters Uncut, write on how the closure of the last women's refuge in Cumbria is the latest example of how local authority budget cuts and uncertainty around changes to housing benefits are having a devastating impact on women's services. We also have a piece on this week's Holyrood election debate, it suggests that the SNP's income tax policies show that the New Labour project lives on in Scotland. And, we report that Sadiq Khan believes that London's transport authority is too dominated by white men. Speaking yesterday, the Labour candidate for mayor said it needed to better reflect the capital's diversity. Latest Articles     Nigel Farage denies being too divisive to lead Brexit campaign     On Mar 31, 2016 12:47 pm Ukip leader brushes off stories about civil war within Ukip Read more... »   Sadiq Khan: There are too many white men on Transport for London    On Mar 30, 2016 12:54 pm Labour mayoral candidate says city Hall must better reflect diversity of Londoners Read more... »       The government are quietly forcing women's refuges to close   On Mar 31, 2016 09:57 am Women's refuges are fighting for survival Read more... »   The real reason the pollsters got the general election so wrong   On Mar 31, 2016 08:42 am An in-depth look into why the polling industry failed to predict the outcome in 2015 Read more... »   The SNP's income tax policy puts them firmly on the centre-right   On Mar 30, 2016 12:41 pm The New Labour project lives on in the SNP Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   Local alcohol partnership schemes help create safe and vibrant town centres   On Mar 23, 2016 11:48 am The Portman Group explains how Local Alcohol Partnership Schemes work to reduce alcohol misuse and anti social behaviour in town centres, improve high streets and grow local economies Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     Shooting saves lives, says BASC Shooting saves lives, according to BASC in the wake of a Natural England (NE) study which highlights links between good health and access to the outdoors. Read more... »   More must be done to raise pay and status of early years staff Voice: the union for education professionals, has responded to the report from Save the Children calling for specialist early years teachers in every nursery in England Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

Psychoactive Substances Act delayed

"Like wars, forest fires and bad marriages, really stupid laws are much easier to begin than they are to end." - Matt Taibbi View this email in your browser The psychoactive substances bill may have been passed but nobody seems any clearer as to what is actually being banned or how the law will be enforced. Our first piece today reports that it has now been delayed while the police and Home Office try to figure out what to do with it. And, anger is growing over leaflets sent out by Zac Goldsmith warning ethnic minorities that a vote for Sadiq Khan could put their family jewellery at risk. Our next piece reports that Operation Black Vote (OBV) has accused the Tory candidate for mayor of London of encouraging the "politics of division". Latest Articles     Psychoactive Substances Act delayed while the Home Office works out what it has banned   On Mar 30, 2016 09:43 am Even after receiving royal assent, the Home Office still appears to have no idea what its own legislation has made illegal Read more... »       Operation Black Vote: Zac Goldsmith encouraging 'politics of division'     On Mar 30, 2016 12:09 pm Operation Black Vote (OBV) has accused Zac Goldsmith of encouraging the "politics of division", as anger over his leaflets targeting ethnic minorities worsened. Read more... »     Opinion Former videos   Local alcohol partnership schemes help create safe and vibrant town centres   On Mar 23, 2016 11:48 am The Portman Group explains how Local Alcohol Partnership Schemes work to reduce alcohol misuse and anti social behaviour in town centres, improve high streets and grow local economies Read more... » £28 returned for every £1 spent on apprenticeships   On Mar 17, 2016 09:30 am A short animation about colleges, apprenticeships and higher education. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     #FoolsGold: It's a Gimmick Wage not a Living Wage In truly ironic fashion, April 1st 2016 will see the introduction of the Conservatives' 'living wage', which they unveiled as a gimmick and a ruse to hide the true impact of their 'emergency budget'. Read more... »   Project Poacher app proves a hit A phone app to help combat poaching has been used to report more than 60 incidents in its first three months. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     BASC statement on today's The Times article: 'Animal rights charity exposed over squandered fortune' BASC chief executive Richard Ali said: "BASC has long called for charities to be transparent and accountable on how they spend the money donated by hard working people. Read more... »   Fear of inspection being used to create climate of fear in schools Too many employers are placing intense pressure on teachers by cynically using the fear of inspection to make unnecessary demands, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers' union in the UK, has heard today. Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

Suspicion in the classroom

"A child miseducated is a child lost" - John F. Kennedy View this email in your browser It's been an eventful few days at the National Union of Teachers (NUT) conference with a standing ovation for Jeremy Corbyn but jeers for the education secretary Nicky Morgan. Our first piece today reports that the union has now voted to scrap the government's controversial anti-extremism strategy Prevent, after teachers warned it was creating a culture of "suspicion in the classroom".  And with growing opposition to Conservative plans to force all schools to become academies, the deputy general secretary of the NUT writes for Politics.co.uk today on how the government's proposals will rob local people of power over their schools and hand it over to well paid chief-executives. He argues that the white paper is a distraction from the real problems facing our education system. Latest Articles     Prevent anti-extremism strategy creating 'suspicion in the classroom'   On Mar 29, 2016 11:11 am The National Union of Teachers has voted to scrap the government's Prevent strategy Read more... »       Tory academisation programme will rob local people of power over schools   On Mar 29, 2016 11:26 am The government's plans will take power away from local communities and hand it to chief executives Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   Local alcohol partnership schemes help create safe and vibrant town centres   On Mar 23, 2016 11:48 am The Portman Group explains how Local Alcohol Partnership Schemes work to reduce alcohol misuse and anti social behaviour in town centres, improve high streets and grow local economies Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     Fear of inspection being used to create climate of fear in schools Too many employers are placing intense pressure on teachers by cynically using the fear of inspection to make unnecessary demands, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers' union in the UK, has heard today. Read more... »   Commitment to defending teachers and pupils reaffirmed The NASUWT, the largest teachers' union in the UK, will today reaffirm its strategy to continue to defend the interests of pupils, schools and the teaching profession from the assault by the Government and administrations across the UK on our public education service. Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences