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Jonn Elledge

Jonn Elledge is a freelance writer and author

Are Tories Deliberately Posting Terrible Social Media?
Political parties
By Jonn Elledge
Are Tories Deliberately Posting Terrible Social Media?
It’s difficult to decide what the most ridiculous aspect of the Conservative party’s now-deleted twitter ad actually was. It could have been the presence of the England football team, or a Canadian car and US jet, which suggested several ways the party was ignorant about which country they are actually governing.
Whatever Happened To The Crackdown On MPs’ Second Jobs?
Political parties
By Jonn Elledge
Whatever Happened To The Crackdown On MPs’ Second Jobs?
Sit down, this might come as a shock, but: the government has broken a promise. In November 2021, with the Owen Paterson scandal fresh in the memory, then prime minister Boris Johnson announced plans to crack down on MPs’ second jobs.
Whatever Happened To Sorting Out Bus Regulation?
Transport
By Jonn Elledge
Whatever Happened To Sorting Out Bus Regulation?
“A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure,” Margaret Thatcher is reputed to have once said.
Will Government Rental Reforms Actually End “Unfair” Evictions?
Home affairs
By Jonn Elledge
Will Government Rental Reforms Actually End “Unfair” Evictions?
Back in April 2019, the May government announced “the end to unfair evictions”. That was just a mite premature: four years and three prime ministers later, “no fault” or Section 21 evictions remain as much a feature of the housing market as they ever did.