Dr Lisa McKenzie is a working-class academic. She grew up in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and used to work in a factory. Her PhD was awarded by the University of Nottingham and she writes about inequalities in the British class system
The polls are tightening but Labour remains the odds-on favourite to triumph in the next general election. Keir Starmer’s party enjoys a 15-point lead in the polls over the Tories. But those who think the election is in the bag for Labour, should take a visit to the Red Wall. Voters here are disappointed by
It has taken only three years for Lee Anderson to rise from fledgling Tory MP to deputy chairman of his party. It’s a remarkable achievement for a man who, until 2018, was a Labour politician. Since his election, Anderson has frequently hit the headlines – not least after an interview in The Spectator earlier this
