600,000 fewer registered voters leads to accusation Tories are “rigging the system”
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor In 2015 there were 44,722,000 registered to vote down from 45,325,100 the previous year. The Office for National Statistics has shown that 603,000 less people are now able to vote in elections. This drastic reduction has led to claims that the Conservative party is trying to “rig the system.” The 1.3 per cent fall has come after a change in the way voters put themselves on the electoral register. Supporters of the shake-up have argued...
VIDEO – “Put on a proper suit!” PM Chooses to Abuse Corbyn at PMQs
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The PM, a multi-millionaire who wear two grand suits, decided to mock Jeremy Corbyn's dress sense at PMQs. The outburst came as he was heckled by Labour MPs over what his mother would think about the NHS crisis. An angry Mr Cameron shot back: "Ask my mother? I think I know what my mother would say. “I think she would look across the despatch box and she would say 'Put on a proper suit, do...
The Flying Scotsman Departs On Inaugural Run
The Flying Scotsman departed London King's Cross this morning en route to York on its inaugural run after restoration. After ten years and £4.2 million spent the loco has been restored to its historic British Rail green and is now running the famous route up the East Coast of Britain - dubbed the 'route of the Flying Scotsman' - where it will terminate in York around midday today. A huge number of spectators turned up to see the departure at King's...
Beer of the Week – Brixton Effra Ale
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 4.5% ABV Brewed: Brixton, London Founded in 2013 by two local couples, inspired by the energy of Brixton, with its history, noise and vibrant mix of cultures and people, Brixton Brewery make beer in the heart of the neighbourhood. Drawing on traditional techniques, flavours and ingredients, with a dash of bold New World flair for distinctiveness, the Brewery is a small family run operation that brews its Beer in small batches, inspired by...
Islamic State…The Vimto Caliphate
By Ben Ramanauskas Islamic State, the jihadist group which has attempted to establish an islamic caliphate in the Middle East, is undoubtedly one of the most disgusting and disturbing groups ever to exist. They have enslaved, raped, tortured, murdered, and terrorised countless people. They abduct women and children, behead foreign hostages, throw homosexuals from towers, and crucify Christians. Their barbarity...
PMQ sketch 24th February – Yo momma is so fat we cut £30 off her disability benefits
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Your mum jokes are funny, cruel, but funny, however when the two leaders of the main British political parties descend into a “your mum” slanging match during PMQs, you do wonder that it’s a matter of when, not if, the human race destroys itself. For once Corbyn showed some gumption and attacked the PM on the plight of the NHS and more specifically, junior doctors and their ongoing battle with Jeremy Hunt. It was fierce...
VIDEO – Has Donald Trump Been Watching Lindsay Bluth in Arrested Development?
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has just won in the US state of Nevada, and may well become President of the "free world," so before the human race dies out, within a month of his inauguration, let's try and enjoy the time we have left. It also looks like Trump has been watching comedy series Arrested Development, and has been using clip by Lindsay Bluth as the basis of his speeches to "build a wall,"...
Where next for Super League after World Club Drubbing?
Sport News 24/7 By Rob McHugh @mchughr @TLE_Sport Geographically, Townsville, Queensland – home of the newly crowned World Club Champions the North Queensland Cowboys – is 9,515 miles away from Leeds, West Yorkshire – home of the heavily defeated Leeds Rhinos. If it were possible to quantify the gulf in class between Australian club rugby league and their English counterparts as a distance, it may stand somewhere near 9,515 miles. Over the course of a three games; one in Saint...
Euro leaders vote for Brexit
Today, European leaders unanimously voted for Britain to leave the EU. During reform talks in Brussels, EU leaders staged a vote to decide whether Britain should be ejected from the European community before the ‘in or out’ referendum takes place in Britain on June 23rd 2016. European Presedent Sven Jose Cappello announced the results this morning, “It is with great pleasure that I can announce our intention to eject the UK from the EU before their own referendum on the...