This issue includes:
Theresa May announces that
she would lift the ban on the ar-
chaic blood-sport, fox hunting
The economics of policy, rheto-
ric and corporation tax
Plus more...
A weekly political newsletter for pragmatic progressives
Issue #2, 22 nd April 2017
France votes in favour
of centrist Macron ra-
ther than the fascism
of Le Pen
By Matthew Clifton
The start of the week saw France elect
a new president and it was a fight be-
tween Emmanuel Macron and Marine
Le Pen. Macron a former banker, cen-
trist who was a part of the recent gov-
ernment but stepped down. Le Pen,
former leader of the National Front, a
well-known fascist political party that
first came to prominence under the
leadership of her father Jean-Marie Le
Pen, whom she later attempted to ex-
The latest edition of the Naturally Unnatural newsletter
focuses on the French presidential election and France’s
desire reject fascism. There is also the announcement
from the CPS that they would not press charges against
any Conservative MPs involved in the election fraud. The-
resa May stated that she was in favour of fox hunting, a
quick look at policy costing, spending rhetoric and corpo-
ration tax. Plus, LBC radio showed a lack of awareness
over a misplaced advert but highlights an issue with ad-
vertising.
Message from the editor,
When I started this, I seriously attempted to be as impar-
tial as possible. However, impartiality is difficult when you
have a political party leader who genuinely wants to im-
prove the system and make things better for most and
another who systematically avoids real contact with the
public, much like a dictator does. Nonetheless I do try,
beyond June 8th, it’ll become easier to hold whoever is in
government to account without bias.
pel in a bid to improve the party’s im-
age.
Le Pen had started the campaign as lead-
er of the National Front but in a shock an-
nouncement, stepped down as leader
after the first-round results. It was widely
regarded as a symbolic move that
showed her concerns were for the coun-
try not the party.
In the build-up since the first round, eve-
ry poll and commentator had Macron
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winning comfortably. However, it was in
2002 when the NF made the second
round for the first time, after every poll
had showed that it was to be Jacques Chi-
rac with Rally for the Republicans and
Lionel Jospin of the Socialist Party. This
time Le Pen had made the second round
after it was widely expected after a very
good campaign by her. She capitalised
on the unfortunate terror instances and
disillusionment with mainstream political
parties.
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