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The Tory lurch to the right – in speeches
Liz Truss’s honeymoon period, if indeed there was one, was already well and truly over prior to the Conservative Party Conference earlier...
Julian Vaughan
Oct 7, 20225 min read
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Truss lines up Austerity 2.0
The utter shambles of this Truss-led government has clearly indicated that they intend to renege on a promise made by the previous...
Julian Vaughan
Oct 2, 20223 min read
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Why we need more working-class voices in Parliament
The UK’s political system has some obvious democratic failings, perhaps the most prominent being the ‘first past the post’ voting system,...
Julian Vaughan
Mar 16, 20227 min read
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So why does the UK need PR?
For many people, the walk to the polling station is a forlorn and pointless ritual, with no prospect of your vote making a shred of...
Julian Vaughan
Oct 1, 20215 min read
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The push for PR gathers momentum
I am proud to have written the motion on a fairer voting system that was recently adopted by ASLEF at their Annual Assembly of Delegates....
Julian Vaughan
May 26, 20213 min read
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A turbulent year
It is said that most political careers inevitably end in failure. I seem to have turned this statement on its head and started my journey...
Julian Vaughan
May 6, 20206 min read
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It’s time for us to step up, not down
I remember tentatively walking into my first ever local Labour Party meeting in October 2016. Little did I know then that in three years...
Julian Vaughan
Dec 13, 20196 min read
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Julian Vaughan – a strong voice for you and your family in NE Bedfordshire
My name is Julian Vaughan and I am standing as your Labour candidate in North East Bedfordshire. A train driver on London Underground, I...
Julian Vaughan
Nov 14, 20193 min read
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Candidate
The following blog post is a review of my experience as a Labour candidate during the June 2017 General Election. Over those thirty seven...
Julian Vaughan
Apr 11, 20189 min read
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