Cut immigration & border forces won’t be able to do their job properly- shock new report exposes Theresa May’s Brexit chaos
Tory cuts to immigration staff mean they can’t cope with existing workload, let alone prepare for Brexit. Government refuses to show clarity over post Brexit immigration. 3 million EU born citizens still face unnecessary uncertainty. British businesses with EU employees unable to prepare. Austerity-hit immigration department regularly makes mistakes. EU born citizens detained in Britain’s cruel immigration detention system. Theresa May’s Hostile Environment which passes immigration enforcement from government to landlords, bosses and doctors may be pointlessly cruel. Policy flip-flops...
Watch: shocking scene as woman dragged out of hearing into oil lobby legislation for mentioning how much the industry is paying legislators behind it
A Democrat candidate who has campaigned against lobbyists, especially oil lobbyists buying access to politicians in her area of West Virginia which has been heavily affected by fracking, was thrown out of a public hearing for attempting to detail some of the vast array of donations that lawmakers behind it had been given by the oil industry. Lissa Lucas who is running for the West Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 (Ritchie and Pleasants) this year was attending a hearing...
Think Brexit fanatics are angry? History may judge them even harsher
Why can’t Remainers just accept ‘they lost’, that it was a ‘democratic vote’, and just get on with their lives? Why can’t they just get with the programme? I’ll tell you. I'd consider myself a kind person. I've had some highs in my life, but it's definitely slapped me about a fair bit too. As a result, I continually try to empathise, to be polite, fair, and to do the right thing. They're about the only traits I pride myself...
These are the best Chinese restaurants in London
This month, Chinese New Year celebrations will take place across the globe, celebrating the arrival of a new Lunar Year – Year of the Dog. Falling on Friday 16th February, many Chinese New Year celebrations will continue into the weekend, with plenty of official celebrations taking place in central London on Sunday February 18th (including an annual parade). Naturally, food is a huge part of Chinese New Year, with many Chinese and East Asian families using the time to cook...
Ben Stokes pleads not guilty to affray
Cricketer Ben Stokes today pleaded not guilty to affray after an incident outside a nightclub. Stokes, 26, appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court along with defendants Ryan Ali, 28, and Ryan Hale, 26, Each of the three men pleaded not guilty to public order offences and the case was sent to crown court. District Judge Simon Cooper asked the three men to stand, telling them: "I've decided your trial will take place in Bristol Crown Court on 12 March. ''You are...
Wine of the Week: Moxxe spumante brut 2016, Masi
"What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary." Valentine's Day has arrived once again leaving men across the World scratching their heads as to how to be original and romantic. And while giving her the moon might sound quite impractical, giving her an experience of NASA certainly...
5 tips for getting on the property ladder in London
By Rachel Colgan The recent announcement made by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to offer properties up to the value of £350K to London and UK residents for three months prior to being opened-up to the open market, will hopefully make a small difference to those Londoners ready and wanting to get onto the property ladder. This announcement was made in response to research from the Mayors’ office confirming that new new properties in the capital were being sold overseas. The Mayor...
Restaurant Review: Flour & Grape
The dining room interior at Flour & Grape is very Zone 6. It might even be satellite town suburban. There’s lots of uncool brickwork and cagey metal, low-hanging orangey glow lights and amongst it all are locals. Some of them may be a little more well-heeled than those you find in, say, Woking, but they’re locals nonetheless. All this pleases me greatly. I am very Zone 6 on account of having been born in it, and very suburban satellite town...
Millionaire junction: The Wimbledon motorist trap that has fined more than 10,000 drivers
More than 10,000 drivers have been issued £1.5MILLION in fines at a single London junction in just three years. The single junction in wealthy Wimbledon has caught around ten motorists a day. The junction in wealthy Wimbledon generated almost one and half million pounds for Merton Council, assuming those motorists paid the full penalty fee of £130. A Freedom of Information request submitted last month has revealed that 10,971 drivers were caught out by three possible traffic violations at the...