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Trump: State of the Union and its Adversaries

As a new captain takes the helm of the richest and most powerful country in the world, it is time to take stock and analyse the position of the United States relative to its two largest adversaries: China and Russia. There’s been lots of loose talk of a so-called “underclass” ...

Britain’s rail fiasco – It’s not (just) about the money

When the Conservatives came into power in 2010 rail fares in Britain were already high. Since then, in a mere six years, they have risen by an astonishing 27 per cent - three times faster than wages. But the tragedy isn't just that we're spending six times more on rail fares than our counterparts ...

The Greatest Trick The Tories Ever Pulled

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 ...

Senior Tory SLAMS Chancellor over lack of social care funding

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 ...

Jam on Burnt Toast: The Autumn Statement is a Classic Cover Up

In the wake of Brexit and a sweeping victory for the Republicans in America the Conservatives appear to be about to release one of the most centre-left Autumn Statements in recent history. Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce a ban on letting agent fees, which can cost renters hundreds ...

Councillor Mark Rees. See SWNS story SWRACIST; A former council chairman who defected to the Tories just days ago has been suspended - after sharing a "xenophobic" joke on Facebook "by accident". Turncoat Mark Rees, 60, plunged the Conservatives into controversy less than a week after leaving Labour. He shared a post by the English Defence League about a Muslim woman discussing the difference between democracy and racism. It reads: "A Muslim boy asks his mother 'Mama, what's the difference between Democracy and Racism?'

Tory Councillor suspended for sharing racist “joke” on social media

A former council chairman who defected to the Tories just days ago has been suspended - after sharing a "xenophobic" joke on Facebook "by accident". Turncoat Mark Rees, 60, plunged the Conservatives into controversy less than a week after leaving Labour. The shock suspension comes after Stroud MP Neil Carmichael welcomed ...

5 Certainties General Election 2015

Five Paradoxical Lessons From David Cameron

By Titus Alexander As the party conference season starts and David Cameron fades from political memory it is time to draw lessons from his ten years at the top of the Conservative Party and his swift departure after the Brexit vote. His period in power restored Conservative confidence as a ...

Desperately Seeking… The Liberal Democrats?

“Darling it’s me Tim Farron, your husband!” “Police- there’s a person in my bed who thinks he’s Nick Clegg.” Jibe from the ever-hilarious Newsrevue cannon aside, amidst the maelstrom that has been the summer of 2016 in British politics, the Lib Dems have been conspicuous by their absence. The fall-out ...

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