Politics
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon backs people’s vote
Sturgeon is not expected to give her key note speech until Tuesday.
Inside Conservatives’ Alternative Brexit Conference hosting climate deniers
By Chloé Farand Chloé Farand is a reporter at Desmog UK investigating climate change denial - where this report first appeared. In a packed lecture hall a few hundred metres away from the Conservative Party Conference, climate science denier and hard-Brexiter MP Owen Paterson told the cheering crowd: “We are the mainstream of the Conservative Party.” As the rift between different factions of the Conservative Party deepens over Brexit, Paterson, a political advisor to the group Leave Means Leave, was preaching to an audience...
Tory MP Nadine Dorries agrees last minute out of court settlement with her former PA
The maverick MP for Mid Bedfordshire's former PA Andrea Gordon planned to sue the ex I'm A Celebrity.. contestant for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination
Theresa May’s hypocrisy over Diane Abbott abuse
Yesterday Home Secretary Sajid Javid praised veteran Labour MP Dianne Abbott for being the sort of "role model" that Conservatives should be appealling to, insiting "it takes guts and determination to become the first black woman to be elected to the House of Commons," in a rousing Conservative Party Conference speech many speculated was his pitch to be the next Tory leader. Keen not to be outdone in the messaging of inclusiveness, Prime Minister Theresa May also heaped praise on the...
Dancing Queen Theresa May priced for Strictly by bookies
Bookmakers make Theresa May a 33/1 shot to waltz her way to Strictly Come Dancing’s Glitterball Trophy in any series before the end of 2020. The Prime Minister swaggered onto stage to the tune of ABBA’s Dancing Queen at the Conservative Party conference earlier today and is now being eyed up by the leading online bookmaker as a future Strictly champion. Away from the jigs and jives, Betway are odds-on at 5/6 that May will not secure a Brexit deal...
Tory activists brandishing Jude sign and Hitler moustaches condemned for “vile anti-Semitism”
Conservative activists who scrawled Jude on their skin and donned Hitler moustaches have been condemned for “vile anti-Semitism” on social media. A photo posted on Facebook from the university society in Plymouth showed students from a Conservative group wearing T-shirts crawled with graffiti, including one stating, “F*** the NHS”, The Mirror revealed today. Another looks like he is sporting a Hitler-style moustache, while a friend appears to be making a hand gesture used by white supremacists. The photo has been met...
Another MEP resigns with this scathing warning: UKIP seen as “vehicle for hate towards Muslims and the Gay community”
"the changes you have made since becoming leader have changed the party beyond all recognition. You have allowed your personal obsessions free reign."
Cayman Islands stall on show at the Tory Party Conference
A stall advertising an infamous tax haven is on display at this year’s Conservative Party Conference. Several attendees have posted pictures of the Cayman Islands stall which looks to have garnered considerable interest among the conference’s suited delegates. Hosted by the island’s tourism board Visit Cayman Islands it appears to promote tourism to the island from the outset, but a deeper look shows a more sinister side to the organisation. Listed under the page “operate your business” their website promotes...
Matilda at 30: Roald Dahl’s Heroine Stands up to Trump
To mark the 30th anniversary, a statue of Roald Dahl’s beloved fictional character, Matilda Wormwood, has been unveiled facing the man voted the person she would be most likely to stand up to in 2018, President Donald Trump. Inspired by Matilda’s courage and the battle she picks with Miss Trunchbull in the novel, the Roald Dahl Story Company gave the general public the chance to decide who they thought she would be taking a stand against in 2018. Topping that list...