Sunak’s hokey-cokey: is Cameron really what it’s all about?
Rishi Sunak changes tack again. The Tory war goes on, but is there a plan or is it desperation?
Peter Thurlow has spent 50 years in politics, as councillor, strategist and elections organizer – mostly with the Labour Party but later the Greens. He is now grateful to have no party ties, but instead turns his attention to other forms of political activity. He has also spent a career in public relations and public affairs, mostly working in health, law, politics, the EU and diplomacy. Peter is a member of the EAB editorial team.
Rishi Sunak changes tack again. The Tory war goes on, but is there a plan or is it desperation?
On 5th November East Anglia Bylines saw its millionth view, with 1,200 stories published in 27 months. To mark this,...
On 5th November East Anglia Bylines saw its millionth view, with 1,200 stories published in 27 months. To mark this,...
A Starmer government looks inevitable. And once in No.10, all the pressure on him will be to reject Brexit
It isn’t apathy that may make voters stay at home. It’s scorn for the parties and falling out of love...
There are ructions in the pro-EU campaign. Split opinions on how to regain EU membership. It’s up to us to...
In ‘Our Place in Europe?’ we aimed to ask “Would they have us back?” Wrong question, it appears. Our place...
This is a time for radicalism, but Labour is too terrified of the Tories failed policies to throw them out
The sense of bereavement felt after the referendum was worse for those British who live and work in Europe. This...
Peter Thurlow looks at readers’ responses to the ‘Our Place in Europe’ series, at the UK’s continuing identity crisis, and...
Our new series, 'Our place in Europe?', tries to shed some light on the way forward.
Questions to answer on why councils ignore law dealing with voters who arrive at polling stations without correct voter ID
East Suffolk Council is changing, but has it gone far enough to suggest an end to Thérèse Coffey?
Mayor arrested after assaulting club security, but is let off with a conditional discharge
Greens were outraged when an uncontested seat suddenly produced a Tory challenger after the deadline had passed
New revelations that Tories may be breaking postal vote rules in May elections seem confirmed by guidelines, but one council...
In the run up to May's local elections, the Tories are suspected of interfering with applications for postal votes and...
Norfolk was startled by the scenes in Thetford last week when the council faced a protest by an angry crowd....
A shocked Norfolk council faced a noisy crowd who had heard rumours about plans to restrict their movement around their...
Like spy stories, British sex scandals have to involve toffs and the corruption of old money. Today’s are poor fare...
Reports over the weekend suggested serious talks may secretly be under way over what to do about Brexit. But they...
The Greens leader talks to Peter Thurlow of East Anglia Bylines, while canvassing in one of Suffolk’s thriving villages.
Ronald Blythe, author of Akenfield, died this week aged 100. Some personal memories of the place and the people of...
In the first of a short series on the collapse of conservatism, we look at the Tory party and how...
In another of our series on East Anglia's rivers, Peter Thurlow explores the mysterious identity of the Ore and the...
Disgraced ex-PM looks for way back as local champion after years of neglecting her voters and their crumbling hospital.
Speaker John Bercow became a celebrity during the Brexit debates. Here is a peep behind the scenes which shows another...
Matt Hancock’s decision to join I’m a Celeb in the outback may mean the end of his hopes for a...
Ambulances queue outside, and inside, patients queue on trolleys. One woman waited 14 hours. How will Ipswich Hospital cope this...
With the country in crisis and alarm across the political spectrum, we gauge public opinion across the east of England
Liz Truss is not universally popular even in her own local party. Local members speak out anonymously about their distant...
Brexit has gone from xenophobic delusion to national embarrassment, sustained only by lies from government and press. We will rejoin...
South West Norfolk is Liz Truss's rural constituency. But here we report from one of its few towns, Thetford, to...
The country is split over how to deal with the death of the Queen. Is our confusion over how we...
Police turned out in force for the Norwich Tory leadership hustings, but were they expecting trouble or just keen to...
A council refuses to tell taxpayers how it has apparently lost £8 million on a property deal, even when a...
Campaigners against Sizewell C have written to the Business Secretary to legally challenge his decision to give its go ahead.
While Suffolk has a reputation of comparative affluence, there are pockets of deep poverty which have seemingly been forgotten
Were the revelations on the failure of her policies the real reason why Patel declined to stand for prime minister?
Rishi Sunak was always in front in the leadership race while it was down to Tory MPs. Now members are...
It’s not that the Tories can’t choose a leader, it’s that they can’t decide who the party is or what...
Colchester’s MP resigned on principle because Johnson is an untrustworthy liar. A day later, he accepts a new job from...
Current events in Westminster are extraordinary, but not surprising. Johnson’s end was always going to happen this way.
Yesterday’s drama ironically turns attention away from Boris Johnson and towards his cabinet. What will they do next?
Johnson has nowhere to go and two fifths of his MPs have turned against him. A lifetime’s hubris finally meets...
The Gaywood river is the subject of many abuses, but none of the responsible authorities want to do anything to...
The fury over raw sewage in our rivers seems only to be increasing, still with no answer from government or...
Despite a Russian flagged vessel ban, Russian fuel still arrives via ships registered to other countries and is sold in...
Round-up of recent local elections. Result reflected the national picture: defeats for the Tories, gains for progressives and Independents.
As political relations reach a new low in a Norfolk constituency, will an appeal to discuss differences bear fruit?
“This is almost a coup d’état,” says Cllr Colwell. “The Tories are running scared. Look at the U-turn on school...
Hertfordshire has several local elections this year. These three may offer interesting results and have implications for a general election.
Norwich has the only elections in Norfolk this year (apart from one byelection in South Norfolk). Can Labour and Greens...
More scandal for under-fire council, as they hit back at walk-out protest by its own members, by accusing them of...
Ipswich is a battleground between Tories and Labour, and the rivalry is unlikely to be settled this year. But we...
Following three deaths at a private hospital in Norwich, the coroner has decided their inquests will be heard together due...
With raw sewage dumped into rivers a pressing concern, Anglian Water find themselves under scrutiny by the regulator and unhappy...
Communities across East Anglia are coming together, finding ways to help Ukrainians refugees, almost all of whom are women and...
There's a change in politics in East Anglia. From councillors to local activists, they're taking to our streets.
As anger mounts at Johnson’s Savile slur against Starmer, one local Tory party’s attempts to capitalise on the innuendo comes...
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