Politics
PM under pressure to sack Families minister who attended seedy all-male gala
After the undercover revelations, printed in the FT, about the alleged sexual harassment at the Presidents Club annual charity dinner last night, there have been calls for Families minister, Nadhim Zahazwi, to resign, as he attended the event. The reputable finance newspaper reported men “repeatedly putting hands up their skirts” and one even said “an attendee had exposed his penis to her during the evening.” Already David Meller, a co-chair of the club, has stood down from the board of...
David Davis opts for “hit and hope” approach on new EU rules during Brexit transition process
David Davis today backtracked on new EU rules during the Brexit transition, saying Britain will not refuse to use them. The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has opted for a "hit and hope" approach on new rules instead, relying on the EU taking a long time to implement them during the likely two-year period after 2019, in the hope that by the time any come in to force the transition will be over. His approach was immediately dismissed as “really...
NHS demise: Incompetence or a deliberate act of capitalist vandalism?
Suspicions that the demise of Britain's public services is an act of deliberate capitalist vandalism have surfaced following a winter of discontent for the health service. Almost 15 per cent of England's A&E patients waited more than four hours to be seen last month - the joint-worst figure on record - as senior doctors warn of patients dying in corridors. Many hospitals are without even a single free bed, with one consultant saying that he could not even make any...
Hammond slapped down Johnson today after he demanded £5billion NHS ‘Brexit dividend’
The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has slapped down an expected demand from Boris Johnson for a post-Brexit cash boost for the NHS. Johnson was hoping for a £5 billion NHS "Brexit dividend." The Chancellor reminded Boris he is the Foreign Secretary, without responsibility for health spending, as he arrived for a meeting of European finance ministers in Brussels on today. Mr Hammond said: "Mr Johnson is the Foreign Secretary. "I gave the Health Secretary an extra £6bn at the recent Budget...
Farage tipped to return to UKIP
Nigel Farage is among the favourites to replace Henry Bolton following Sunday’s vote of no-confidence for the current UKIP leader. The former leader was back in the limelight recently after he called for a second referendum on EU membership on TV show the Wright Stuff. Some people have taken that to mean that he is eyeing up a return to the political arena, and he's well priced at bookmakers Ladbrokes who have him at 4/1 to take the reins at the beleaguered nationalist party....
Another UKIP leadership election looms as NEC unanimously vote ‘no confidence’ over Bolton’s partner’s racist comments.
Paul Oakden, the Chairan of UKIP made a statement concerning the position of the leader of UKIP - a party which has had a farcical record of replacing its leader in the wake of the retirement of Nigel Farage: "In an emergency meeting of the UKIP National Executive today, a discussion took place on recent press coverage of the party leader, Henry Bolton. "Having heard a statement from Mr Bolton, the NEC asked a number of questions pertaining to that...
BBC quote Think Tank attacks on Labour policy: ‘Centre for Policy Studies’ has 10 Tories on its Board, as well as Mail owner Lady Rothermere
This weekend much of the British Press - as well as the BBC - mindlessly repeated the hysterical analysis propagated by the Right Wing 'think tank' The Centre for Policy Studies. Here is a listing of their Board of Directors. As you can see, it contains 10 Tories. They are: Lord Saatchi - a Conservative Party Peer, put in the Lords for services to the Thatcher government. Sir Graham Brady - a Conservative Party MP. Lord Bamford - A Conservative Party donor....
“Jeremy Corbyn is playing this beautifully” – The Right Wing press are turning on Theresa May & the Tories.
No, you aren't dreaming. The Right Wing hack behind Dodgy David Cameron's 'PigGate' scandal did say this, on live television: "Jeremy Corbyn is playing this beautifully. There is a much more worrying bigger picture here for the Conservatives in the opportunity that they have created for Jeremy Corbyn to underline his case: that unfettered free markets don't work, and that somehow or other Carillion symbolises everything that is wrong about the system. I don't think most voters are particularly ideological...
Trump 2013: The President should be fired for shutdowns
Donald Trump is being reminded of comments he made in 2013 when he called for the then President Barack Obama to step down over government shutdowns. Speaking on Fox & Friends he said: "Well, if you say who gets fired it always has to be the top. "I mean, problems start from the top and they have to get solved from the top and the president’s the leader. And he’s got to get everybody in a room and he’s got...