Politics
WATCH: Theresa May refuses THREE TIMES to tell LBC how she would vote if there was another Brexit referendum today
In a live interview on LBC radio streamed across social media, Prime Minister Theresa May just refused THREE times to say if she would vote for a Brexit if there was another EU Referendum. The Prime Minister was originally a supporter of the Remain Campaign, all be it a rather shy one who kept out of the public eye during the EU Referendum campaign. (Though she did deliver this very persuasive speech to business leaders outlining why she was convinced...
Labour’s response to Mhairi Black’s attack on Corbyn exposes the SNP’s record in government
Scottish Labour reacted to Mhairi Black's attacks on Jeremy Corbyn at the SNP Conference with a scathing attack on her record in office and that of her party. "I am so disappointed with Jeremy Corbyn, so disappointed," the SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire had told the SNP Conference, warning the Labour Leader: "don’t dare spread fear and utter drivel about an independent Scotland meaning we would suffer turbo austerity." "I’m sick to the back teeth of British nationalists perpetuating the...
Jeremy Hunt’s pay cap announcement is a “con trick”
GMB, the union for NHS staff, has slammed Jeremy Hunt’s pay cap announcement today as nothing more than a ‘con trick.' Without new funding 'productivity improvements' just looks like code for cuts to jobs and services The health secretary told MPs the NHS pay cap has been scrapped, but was unable to rule out cutting health services to fund rises above 1%. He added the “latitude” provided to him by Chancellor Philip Hammond was partly linked to “productivity improvements” which...
Uber, Amazon and Hermes workers warn MPs about “horrors” of gig economy
Rather than pretending it is their way or no way and that they are in some way above the law and therefore not bound to follow the laws of the land as all other employers are required to do, these companies need to play by the rules says GMB. GMB, the union for gig economy workers, today joined Uber, Amazon and Hermes workers to tell a parliamentary committee of MPs about the horrors of life in the gig economy. Speaking...
“I am so disappointed with Jeremy Corbyn”-Mhairi Black attacks Labour Leader with a more radical SNP programme of reversing austerity
The UK's youngest MP brought the house down at the SNP Conference with an emotive speech on Tory austerity and the damage it had wreaked. Mhairi Black started off mocking Prime Minister Theresa May by complaining she had a cough too, before insisting that Scotland is strong enough to survive as an independent entity. "Why would Westminster genuinely want to keep us if we were a financial burden?" asked the 23 year old MP. But she saved her greatest vitriol...
More than a third of young people believe that Brexit has impacted their mental health
Through a recent survey of 2,000 people at Shout Out UK surrounding their campaign around World Mental Health Day, they found out a shocking statistic – that 36% of young people believe Brexit has impacted their mental health. They sent out this survey as mental health issues are on the rise, especially amongst young people, and it’s important for them to see the impact Brexit has had on people’s mental health, and not just on our economy. Through their discussions...
Boris Johnson’s face as Kenneth Clarke exposes Tory hopeless lack of direction on Brexit
Kenneth Clarke put the boot into Boris Johnson in the first House of Commons debate since fierce cabinet divisions have left the PM having to admonish Johnson for undermining her leadership on Brexit. Clarke recently insisted that Boris Johnson would have been sacked by now if the Tories had a majority instead of a minority government propped up by the DUP. Today he called Johnson “the present Foreign Secretary” as he again, and mocked Johnson for the mess he had...
Catching up with the Tories! Momentum’s membership is over 31,000
The Labour grassroots organisation now has over 31,000 members, a huge following considering it was only launched a couple of years ago. Momentum was set-up after Jereym Corbyn’s shock victory in the Labour leadership contest in 2015. The group has come under criticism from the right of British media and politics and also from within the Labour party itself. Critics of the group, however, claim its activists have taken over constituency Labour parties and agitated against sitting MPs who are...
Global Justice Now hold anti-Trump protest outside SNP Autumn Conference
Global Justice Now member Bob Gillespie tries out a custom built Trump mask as the group hold a protest outside the SEC at the Scottish National Party (SNP) Autumn conference to highlight the dangers of post-Brexit trade deals with the US. Members of Global Justice Now hold a protest outside the SEC at the Scottish National Party (SNP) Autumn conference to highlight the dangers of post-Brexit trade deals with the US. October 9, 2017. Campaigners are concerned that a free...