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  • Mark my words: "We don’t like each other, but we hate Starmer more"

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, writes that at the next election it won’t merely be desirable to remove this wretched government from office, it will be a necessity in order to save the United Kingdom. We will need the broadest possible base of support behind a coherent and deliverable agenda.

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    December 05, 2025

  • Mark my words: A Budget from The Blob

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, writes about next week's Budget. "Brace yourself. Wednesday is going to be grim." 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    November 21, 2025

  • Mark my words: The BBC, the Blob and the Backlash

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, writes about the latest scandal to engulf the BBC. "This latest disaster for the BBC might - just might - be a catalyst to bring about real change."

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    November 19, 2025

  • The Quiet Revolution Against Britain's Unaccountable Elites

    What Britain is witnessing is a quiet, peaceful, but determined revolution. The old guard — those who thought they could continue to ignore the rising cries and common-sense mandates of ordinary people — should be deeply afraid of what is still to come.

     

    Andrew Allison

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    November 11, 2025

  • Mark my words: Is it really the economy, stupid?

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, takes a look at the economic speeches made this week by Rachel Reeves, Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch. 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    November 08, 2025

  • Mark my words: Go back to your constituencies and prepare for government?

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, was at Reform UK's "preparing for government" press conference this week. Here are his thoughts. 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    October 31, 2025

  • Mark my words: Carefully calibrating the Caerphilly kerfuffle

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, takes a look at last week's by-election in Caerphilly. 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    October 28, 2025

  • Mark my words: Britain is hanging by a thread

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, says that "Britain is hanging by a thread – and measurable chunks of it have gone mad."

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    October 17, 2025

  • Mark my words: Kemi has the baubles, but does she have the tree?

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, gives his take on the Conservative Party Conference. "Slowly, but surely, I think we are making some progress. But there’s still a long way to go." 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    October 10, 2025

  • Totally Kemitted

     Swift celebrates a triumphant final day for Kemi Badenoch in Manchester

    Swift

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    October 08, 2025

  • The Marks and Starks Show

    Our correspondent sees Dr. David Starkey on sparkling form at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester

    Swift

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    October 08, 2025

  • The heat of battle

    Our scribe is at a packed-out PopCon event on day two of the Conservative Conference

    Swift

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    October 07, 2025