Massive generational divide underlies “Brexit” vote
Fully 71 percent of the youngest (18-24 year olds) British voters plan to cast ballots for the country to Remain in the European Union in the upcoming referendum, compared with just 38 percent of those aged 65 and up, according to a new UK survey by SurveyMonkey, the world’s leading survey platform. The huge generational gap underscores several great divides in the British electorate on the historic vote. Male voters favour Leave by a 10-point margin, while women side with...
Brexit ‘Will Not Reduce EU Immigration’ MEP Claims
A vote to leave the European Union will not help reduce EU immigration because the free movement of people will be a condition of any free trade deal with the European single market, a Conservative MEP has claimed. Speaking at an EU debate hosted by Equilibrium Asset Management Sajjad Karim MEP said he has heard it ‘from the horse’s mouth’ that UK access to the single market was contingent on the acceptance of free movement. The claim raises questions for...
Video – Prof Dougan says Brexit ‘dishonesty on industrial scale”
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor EU law expert Professor Michael Dougan added to his criticism of the referendum campaign’s “industrial dishonesty.” During his video he accuses Leave campaigners of “dishonesty really on an industrial scale.” He investigated the central themes raised by both the Remain and Leave campaigns in a video that has clocked up more than two million views on Facebook. Dougan in the past has advised government departments on EU law and provided evidence to parliamentary enquiries and...
Energy sector workers back BREXIT despite energy jobs uncertainty
In just three days we'll know the outcome of the EU referendum. As it fast approaches and the vote looks like it will hang in the balance, research from the energy jobs sector has come up with some surprising results. The survey attempted to delve into what energy professionals really thought about the future of the EU and where they want to be on June 24th. The results of the survey, conducted by EnergyJobline.com, a global energy jobs board for energy and...
The Benefit of Benefits
By Sean Michael Wilson Over the last 5 years people of left wing views have been focusing a lot on how the Tories are making life worse for people in the UK. Increasing student debt, decreasing housing benefit, making welfare payments more difficult to access, etc. But certain people, of a more right wing or conservative bent, have reacted rather differently. They come up with what they may think of as hard nosed, realistic views (of a social darwinist type, that...
Brexit might cause ‘black Friday’, says George Soros
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor George Soros, one of the planet’s most well known currency speculators, has warned that Brexit could cause a currency fall that could cause more disruption then leaving the ERM in 1992. His $10bn (£6.9bn) bet against the pound broke the Bank of England. Soros talking to the Guardian said that although some speculators could make huge financial gains from leaving the EU, a Brexit would leave “most voters considerably poorer.” The vote is on a...
The Great Divorce: Politics and Truth
The Associated Press once stated it had stopped fact checking former Congresswoman Michele Bachman because it was taking up too much time. Bachmann was notorious for spouting internet conspiracy theories, unfounded claims and crazy titbits she heard from random strangers. In 2016, fact-free politics have become the norm. Donald Trump lies whenever he opens his mouth. According to Trump, refugees receive no screening, Mexico deliberately sends criminals into the US and Barack Obama is facilitating Islamic terrorism. Trump didn't invent...
The Meat And Masculinity Myth: Why It’s Time For More Men To Go Vegan
By Jimmy Pierson, spokesperson for The Vegan Society Only 37 per cent of all vegans are male. This comes as little surprise, but why so few? How many men are not going plant-based because of perceived pressure to live up to society’s exaggerated version of masculinity, and at what cost? The perception that ‘real men’ eat meat, that it’s macho and manly, has lingered for a long time. But sadly, this is not just an outdated notion, it’s one that...
MPs will investigate far right after Jo Cox slaying
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor In the aftermath of the brutal killing of Jo Cox some serious questions need to be asked about the reason why this heinous crime occurred. Now the Home affairs select committee will look into the political far right and to what level this contributed to the MPs death. The committee will additionally investigate the longer-term threat or dangers far right extremism could cause in the future. The chair, Keith Vaz, declared that the rise of...