Politics

Ukraine's politically-motivated entry 1944 won the 2016 Eurovision contest last night in a blatant attack on Russia's treatment of Crimea. The song, by Jamala, made references to "strangers" coming "into your house" and killing you. It continues, "you think you are gods, but every one dies". The 2016 contest was typically full of political motives, with Britain's entry also in the spotlight as the country takes to the polls next months in a referendum on whether to stay in the...

It's been a week since election day which saw Sadiq Khan elected Mayor of London. He has since been congratulated, attacked, had Katie Hopkins threaten to run down the street naked and survived his first feud with Donald Trump. These might not be the most pressing of issues, but they are certainly topics that rose to the fore in a Twitter analysis of Khan's first week as Mayor from social intelligence company Brandwatch. 59k tweets about the new Mayor were...

Global warming is spiralling out of control at the same time as our politicians try to figure out the best way to “maximise the economic recovery of oil and gas”. These aren’t just regular politicians doing this, these are politicians on the Energy and Climate Change Committee. Yesterday in parliament, fossil fuel representatives explained that the discovery of new oil reserves was at a sixty-year low. “The revenues have gone out of the industry,” cried one chief executive. Some companies are...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The IMF have made a stark warning ahead of the EU referendum, echoing the Bank of England’s recent claims. Christine Lagarde believes that Britain could enter a sharp recession if the majority backs a Brexit. This would cause a steep drop in property prices and a stock market crash. Lagarde, IMF managing director, also agreed with the Bank of England’s governor, Mark Carney, who claims that Britain would enter a technical recession in a Brexit...

By Paul Baines Just when we’re faced by the most momentous decision on the EU for 40 years, the media plays it straight. What’s happened to all the Euro bashing? The usual fear and loathing of all things European Commission? The ban on misshapen vegetables, the Euro-sausage, the forced decimalisation? It’s just one of the problems facing the “Leave” campaign in its bid to overcome anxieties over change to the status quo. In the Scottish Referendum, despite all their energy and...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor In news that will shock the nation, it has emerged that there is not enough evidence to bring a criminal case against RBS bosses that lead the virtual collapse of the bank in 2008, and contributing to the worst recession since the great depression. Fred Goodwin, the chief of the bank at the time of the crisis, will also not see any possible conviction for his actions. After a five-year inquiry by Crown Office prosecutors...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Sir Michael Lyons the ex-chair of the BBC Trust has said: “There have been some quite extraordinary attacks on the elected leader of the Labour party.” The Labour leader has had a tough time from the a large section of the media and Lyons pondered whether BBC big-wigs had abandoned their impartiality of their coverage of Corbyn. This statement appears to back-up the arguments that corbyn supporters have complained about for some time. He said...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The Conservative Party is being forced into the courtroom by the Electoral Commission over accusations that it broke strict spending laws. The election watchdog has asked the high court for disclosure order when the party failed to give enough details of their campaign spending. Party chiefs had not provided the details they had requested in time. The court action will fans the flames of the claims that the party chairman Andrew Feldman and others are...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The Muslim Council of Britain, the largest Muslim group in UK, have called for a probe into Islamophobia in the Tory party. The Council have said that the Imam, who the PM accused of being an IS supporter, has faced threats to his life, and the claims are “smears.” The group now want an probe into anti-muslim rhetoric in the party, which would follow the investigation into claims of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. Cameron...