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The US launched its threatened hefty steel and aluminium tariffs despite 100 Congress men writing to the President warning that this would precipitate a trade war and global economic disaster. Donald Trump signed an order meaning US steel imports now face a 25% tariff and aluminium 10%. Trump exempted neighbouring Canada and Mexico, and hinted that "flexibility and cooperation" would be shown to friendly countries. The UK will be hit hard. 15% of our steel exports go the US. With...

Actor Ralf Little has described the government's plans to increase NHS pay in exchange for sacrificing a day's holiday as a way of giving with one hand and "repeatedly punching in the face with the other". The Royle Family star has been a vocal critic of Jeremy Hunt's handling of the health service, outing the health minister for using fake statistics in regards to mental health provision. And he isn't overly impressed with the governments offer of a 6.5 per cent...

For the first time in history a North Korean leader and a US President have agreed to meet face to face. The shock development took diplomats by surprise, including the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Only yesterday US diplomats had ruled out talks between the two countries unless North Korea de-escalates its nucelar program. South Korean officials visiting Donald Trump at the White House passed on the offer from Kim Jong Un, telling the Presdent of the United States...

 There’s an old adage that trust has to be earned. Ironically for the National Trust that’s something that seems to be in short supply among anti-hunt campaigners. After a highly controversial vote at last year’s AGM, which may face a legal challenge over what many regard as an inappropriate use of proxy votes, the Trust decided to continue to permit hunting on its land. This was in the face of highly vocal opposition from ordinary members, some of whom threatened...

@BenGelblum  The House of Commons Exiting the European Union Committee has published the Whitehall Brexit impact analyses that the Government did not want you to see. Brexit Minister David Davis fought tooth and nail to keep the assessments of the possible impacts of Brexit on the economy confidential, insisting they might jeopardise negotiations with the EU if revealed. Yet it in the end there is only one section of the impact reports which has been left out of the 29...

A council's plan to spend £57,000 on covering tree roots with tarmac has been labelled 'bonkers' by their Labour opponents. Westminster City Council are splashing the cash tarmacking around the base of trees on just two streets in pretty Little Venice - £500 each. But former councillor Murad Qureshi, who is running again in May, said the quote is five times as high as other estimates and there are 'better ways' to cover the pits. The former London Assembly member,...

Brexit will have a devastating "iceberg" effect on Britain, with the benefits at the top being far outweighed by the negative impacts below the line. A new graph has been revealed which details the cost of Brexit. The benefits of de-regulation can be seen above the line, but they are far outweighed by the negative impact of immediate loss of access, regulatory divergence, customs and tariffs. The graph has been leaked online a day after Donald Tusk warned that Brexit will...

In a nod to George Orwell's doublespeak an online platform has been launched that deciphers the real meanings behind what politicians say. The platform has released a list of common political sayings and the truth behind them after new research revealed that nine out of ten young people believe all politicians lie. The survey, commissioned by youth political platform, Shout Out UK, asked the 2,000 respondents what common phrases politicians use that confuse them, so it could translate them. More than three quarters...

A campaign to get employers to pay for candidates' travel expenses has been launched in support of boosting the UK labour force and improving social mobility. Debut, the student and graduate careers app, will lobby Government to introduce guidelines for employers to proactively offer travel reimbursement for all ‘in-person’ interviews, to better support the UK’s labour force and improve social mobility. The campaign is in response to research which revealed that the average cost of attending an in-person interview is...