These are the constituencies where the bookmakers got it drastically wrong
The Labour Party has defied odds of 66/1 to win Kensington. The seat was the last to declare and went to Labour by just 25 votes after the count was paused because of teller fatigue. Historically Kensington is a Conservative stronghold, highlighted by Lady Victoria Borwick winning over 52 per cent of the vote back in 2015. It was also Michael Portillo's seat when he won the 1999 by-election, and is also the constituency in which The Daily Mail is based. People...
In defence of Caitlin Moran: don’t be a c**t
As people queued up to vote yesterday, The Times columnist Caitlin Moran sent Twitter into a mini meltdown by tweeting: “Obviously there’s a more nuanced take on this, but, broadly, voting for Labour = not being a cunt.” As many of her followers retweeted her election day exhortation, others predictably chose to put their noses out of joint on the spikey comment she has since deleted and started tweeting angrily about being #Caitlinscunts. https://twitter.com/SteveJenks63/status/872724089659686912 Other rightwing commentators chose to grab the moral high ground...
Volunteer at homeless shelters, donate to food banks. “Say Chrissy sent you”
On Saturday night, Christine Archibald, a young woman who had given her life to help others, was murdered whilst visiting London from the Calgary homeless project she had worked with; a centre and a city that has been devastated by her loss. Christine Archibald was one of the first victims to be named and, as I read more about her and her work and discovered the news that she had died in the arms of the man she loved on...
Mult-lingual Creative Dance Class for Kids Launches!
A new and unique multi-lingual creative dance class for children has been launched at West London dance school Ballet 4 Life. The class is the only of its kind in the area and offers something a little different to other kids dance classes. Led by Spanish hailing dance teacher Ana Gurría, who trained at the esteemed Conservatory of Dance in Valencia, the class uses creative movement alongside the sounds of Spanish, English and Italian. Suitable for 18 months olds to five...
Comeback Kid Sign to Nuclear Blast, Team Up With Devin Townsend
Canadaian hardcore/punk outfit, Comeback Kid, have signed a record deal with Nuclear Blast for their next release, including a collab with HevyDevy himself, Devin Townsend. Vocalist Andrew Neufeld commented: "We are ecstatic to be signing with Nuclear Blast. A label that has been running for 30 years and home to some of hardcore and metal's most integral acts." "Here in Canada we are joining up with long-time friends at New Damage/Dine Alone. We have worked closely with them before so we know it...
The Weekly Cocktail Recipe: Sopwell House’s ‘G&Tea’
World Gin Day takes place this weekend (Saturday 10th June), providing plenty of reasons to enjoy a drink (or twelve) containing the nation’s favourite spirit. In turn, Sopwell House – a Georgian manor house hotel in St. Albans - has fused two of the nation’s favourite drinks: tea and gin, in their ‘G&Tea’ cocktail. Created by the bar’s mixologists, the drink combines Bathtub gin with cooled Earl Grey tea and grapefruit juice for a ‘sophisticated twist’. So with World Gin...
Hilarious DUP billboard backfires spectacularly
A DUP billboard running an anti-Conservative pledge has backfired spectacularly after the party teamed up with the Tories to give them the majority they need to form a government. The advertisement features a woman giving her allegiance to Northern Ireland's DUP because she "wants an MP who answers to us - not to the Tories". But it will undoubtedly come back to bite the party in the arse. Theresa May announced today that she would be forming a government with...
Constituency where students were turned away won by 30 votes
The Midlands constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyme was won by a margin of 30 votes after students were turned away because they weren't on the register. Yesterday news broke that admin errors could deny voters the chance to cast ballots in the marginal seat, but the students were urged to go back after the cock-up to place their vote. And it's a good job they did. The seat ended up been won by a slender 30 vote majority by Labour candidate Paul Farrelly who...
This Facebook post has come back to bite Theresa May on the a***
A Facebook post from May 20th claiming that if the Conservatives lose just six seats Jeremy Corbyn will become PM has come back to bite Theresa May on the arse after she lost more than five times that amount. The Tories have lost 26 seats to the Labour Party and five to the Liberal Democrats with one seat still to declare. May has decided to carry on regardless, relying on the help of the DUP to form a government. But...