Know your Ukip leadership candidates

"Politicians have such large egos that it usually takes them an inordinately long time to grasp when they've become a pathetic joke." - Timothy Noah   View this email in your browser Nigel Farage has been the face of Ukip for so long it's hard to imagine anyone else at the helm. But a leadership contest is underway and with most people unlikely to be able to name more than one of the candidates, our first piece today fills you in on all the people in the running to take over. It suggests that if Steven Woolfe manages to make it onto the final list, he'll find himself up against some intriguing and often rather odd opposition. And, there has been much discussion over Theresa May's announcement that a decision over Hinckley Point is to be delayed but our next piece suggests that the new prime minister should go further and ditch the plans altogether. Labour peer Lord Berkeley today writes for Politics.co.uk about how this and other major plans like HS2 and the Thames Tideway Tunnel are little more than unnecessary vanity projects.  Latest Articles     Know your Ukip leadership candidate   On Aug 02, 2016 11:48 am There are some intriguing and rather odd candidates in the Ukip leadership race Read more... »       Hinkley Point is just another vanity project - Theresa May should ditch it   On Aug 02, 2016 09:22 am Governments focus too much on big and unnecessary projects Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   Working together to solve poverty   On Aug 01, 2016 03:28 pm This video from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) tells the story of the organisation's work with members of the public, service providers and employers, to shape a strategy to end poverty in the UK. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     CIOB launches call for evidence as part of Government-led housing taskforce Institute leads work-stream into skills, materials and new technology in housing sector Read more... »   Make Help to Save accounts tax free, say experts The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has recommended that any return on Help to Save accounts be free from income tax to make them simple to understand and administer. 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