Constituency profile: Ipswich

A little look at the politics and the people of my home town, which had a Tory-Liberal Democrat administration before it became fashionable. The historic Wet Dock – one of Ipswich’s more sought-after areas As the administrative capital of Suffolk, and one of the few English counties with no motorways, it’s hardly surprising that the

Political campaigners: friends of democracy?

Deputy Labour Leader Harriet Harman escapes an example of Grant’s ‘outsider’ interest groups In a free society, the right to campaign in politics is held up as a cornerstone of democracy. The art of influencing our elected representatives has become increasingly sophisticated in recent years, with the lobbying industry arguably having better access to government than