Politics

The poorest boroughs in London give more to charity than the richest, according to a new study. Research has shown that many poor Londoners who cannot afford to feed their children are more generous than richer residents, by donating more to charity than stingier rich areas. Islington and Bromley boroughs are the most tight-fisted while the most generous are Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hackney and Haringey. Tower Hamlets and Newham have high levels of child poverty - 44 per cent and...

During today’s PMQs Theresa May continued her relentless campaign to save Christmas, which is nice, because for a lot of neglected elderly people this will probably be their last. Jeremy Corbyn was, rightly, very concerned that the Chancellor didn’t mention social care in the Autumn Statement, even though there is a huge funding gap, a constantly ageing population, and possibly no foreign people to care for them in the future. Wiping a pensioner’s bottom might not be a skilled job,...

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didn't exist. After two terms of crippling austerity cuts, dismantling of the welfare state and a referendum that was used as bait to secure a second term the latest polls show that The Conservatives lead has risen to sixteen per cent, with the Tories above Labour in every social group, including working class voters. That's the same working class voters who have less than £10 a month left over...

A petition urging the government to hold a second referendum on leaving the EU once exit terms have been negotiated has been launched. The campaign, which has already garnered several thousand signatures, argues that it is impossible to make a decision on whether we stay or remain in the EU until we know what a vote to leave means. Residents in London have been particularly supportive of the movement, as well as those in Cambridgeshire, Bristol and Manchester. The leader of...

The horrific murder of MP Jo Cox in the days leading up to the EU referendum was greeted with horror by most people, however a huge 50,000 tweets were also sent, which celebrated her brutal death. Cox was shot and stabbed by extreme right-winger Thomas Mair, who was jailed for life for the crime last week. Of these social media messages, many said that Mair was a “hero” and/or “patriot.” The research, reported in the Guardian, also uncovered that at...

The fall-out from the Autumn statement continues, and this time it is a former Minister who has laid into Philip Hammond. During his Autumn statement, the last one ever apparently, the Chancellor should have given more funding to the social sector, Stephen Dorrell claims. Dorrell, a former Health Sec told the Andrew Marr show that he was “very disappointed” that Hammond didn’t use his statement to plough additional funds in social care. Dorell is not a lone voice in his...

Cuba's former president Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90. One of the world's longest-serving and most iconic leaders leaves the country in a state of progressive transition as it opens its arms to the World after years of isolation. His younger brother and successor as president Raul Castro told the nation on state television that Fidel had died and would be cremated later on Saturday. "The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this...

A Tory MP who once appeared half naked in a TV advert has finally taken the plunge and admitted to being a 'giant penis'. In a move that will hopefully inspire others, Plymouth MP Johnny Mercer responding to a tweet about a genital-shaped cloud on a BBC weather report which appeared to show a rudely-shaped cloud pointing at the Devon city. But while BBC weatherman Matt Taylor appeared not to spot the willy shape several viewers - including Johnny - were quick to...

The NHS is in a mess. Doctors say it. The BMA says it. Journalists say it. And most importantly patients say it. The only people who don’t say it are the Tory government. During today’s PMQs Corbyn made another telling performance, attacking May on the health service, and the “post-truths” her party has made up about it. May said there was £10bn extra funding for the NHS but that figure has been questioned by the UK Statistics Authority, and the...