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In this video, we’re going to have a look at the signs that the UK is moving away from a two party system and ultimately, whether the UK is heading towards a multiparty system.

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New Statesman on the Age of Five Party Politics
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/04/the-age-of-five-party-politics

British Democracy on the State of Two Party Politics in the UK

2015 and the state of two-party politics in the UK

National Centre for Social Research on the Value Divide of Britain’s Two Party System
https://natcen.ac.uk/how-value-divide-challenging-britains-two-party-system

Electoral Reform Society on How the 2024 Election Would Have Looked With Proportional Representation

How the 2024 election could have looked with proportional representation

Opinion Polling for the Next General Election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election

YouGov Polling on How Britons Feel About Multi Party Politics
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/50246-after-the-least-two-party-general-election-ever-how-do-britons-feel-about-multi-party-politics

Elections Taking Place on 1st May
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd925jk27k0o

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In this video, we’ll take a look at the UK’s pubs crisis, why it’s getting worse, and whether they can be saved.

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UK Pub Closures
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/30/number-of-pubs-in-england-and-wales-falls-below-39000-for-first-time
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pubs-closure-record-low-england-wales-b2671495.html
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pubs-closing-rate-more-three-34982015
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/14/reeves-tax-raid-forcing-pubs-close-early/

2014 Institute for Economic Affairs Report
https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Briefing_Closing%20time_web.pdf

Pint Prices
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/price-pint-beer-lager-pubs-uk-map-b2681561.html

Changes to UK Business Rates
https://www.taxadvisermagazine.com/article/business-rates-reform-autumn-budget-2024
https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief/retail-discount
https://kpmg.com/uk/en/insights/tax/tmd-the-government-is-making-moves-on-business-rates-reform.html

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In this video, we’re going to have a look at whether the US could join the Commonwealth as an associate member, what the advantages of doing so would be, and ultimately whether this could just be the first step towards full commonwealth membership.

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SOURCES

The Sun Article About the King’s Plan to Invite Trump
https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/33954809/charles-trump-secret-offer-kier/

NewsWeek on the What Joining the Commonwealth Would Look Like
https://www.newsweek.com/us-joining-king-charles-commonwealth-2049916

Jamaica Gleaner on Why the US Might Not Join
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/commentary/20250326/elizabeth-morgan-would-us-becoming-associate-member-commonwealth-be

The Times on Whether the US Will Join the Commonwealth
https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/will-us-join-the-commonwealth-america-67vh2xlqg

Trump Truth Social About the Commonwealth
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114200783339413306

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In this video, we’re going to have a look at exactly why the Liberal Democrats appear to be climbing in the polls.

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SOURCES

The Economist on Ed Davey’s Job
https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/02/26/running-the-liberal-democrats-is-the-easiest-job-in-british-politics

Opinium Political Dashboard

Political Dashboard

More in Common Poll Tracker
https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/our-work/voting-intention-trackers/

Ed Davey 2024 Election Strategy
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/sir-ed-davey-best-general-election-campaign-moments-liberal-democrats-b1161158.html

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In this video, we’re going to have a look a bit deeper into the Starmer Trump relationship – and ultimately assess whether Starmer’s Trump strategy is actually working.

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SOURCES

The Times on Starmer’s Trump Tariff Challenge
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-trump-tariff-challenge-cm6c0sx7w

The Times on Why the Tariffs Could Be Good for the UK
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-britain-tariffs-news-xqfsn0ps3

Bloomberg on Starmer’s Trump-Whispering Strategy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-05/keir-starmer-s-trump-whispering-strategy-tests-labour-party-patience

Keir Starmer’s Piece in The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/04/05/keir-starmer-nobody-wins-from-trade-war/

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2:08 Chagos
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