Politics

President Trump wants to send a manned space flight to Mars during his time in office - which is about a decade faster than most estimates say is possible. In cringe-worthy video call to the International Space Station the President asked astronaut Peggy Whitson when she thinks a manned trip to Mars would be possible. Whitson said the current estimates of such a trip being possible in the 2030s seems right to her, but that doesn't sit right with Trump. "We want to...

Theresa May has made it very clear how she wants this election to be framed - all about her (two favourite new buzzwords) "strong and stable" stewardship of the UK's Brexit from the EU. - Which is why we now need her snap election that May previously warned we should not have as it's destabilising - only it isn't now. Not if it's making her Brexit negotiating more "strong and stable." Many in this country and in the EU are sceptical about May's reason for calling an 8...

State of the Nation   Theresa May sparked a sense of surprise across the country last week as she called a snap general election to be held on 8 June. Many have since drawn comparisons between the British zeitgeist with a Bristolian lady's reaction to the news which quickly went viral online. The announcement followed several statements by the prime minster that she would not be seeking a general election. However, in terms of shock factor, the news of a...

GMB Scotland has accused the UK Government of ‘a gross betrayal’ of drinks manufacturing workers after Diageo announced plans to cut more than 100 jobs across its Scottish operations due to Brexit concerns. Workers and trade unions were informed this afternoon that seventy redundancies will be made at Diageo’s Leven plant in Fife and a further thirty-five redundancies at its Shieldhall site, near Glasgow. The drinks giant confirmed the cuts are part of a review process which will see selected white...

A vicar's daughter exuding sincerity and humility, understandably, the nation trusts Theresa May above all others to steer us through the chaotic divorce from the EU that she warned against, but now believes in whole-heartedly. And we also trust her fully now she has announced she needs even more of that trust so we need to trust her that an early election she'd always warned would be destabilising is actually just what we need. - Right at the same time as these tricky Brexit negotiations...

A UKIP councillor who represents the birthplace of the Paralympic Games has been fined for fraudulently using a disabled blue parking badge. Chris Adams, 50, told a traffic warden, "I've been a naughty boy" after being caught using a friend's badge when he claimed to be unable to find alternative parking. But a court heard there was a multi-storey car park adjacent to where he parked up on a visit to Portsmouth on September 17 last year. Adams, UKIP County...

Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. But with Labour in disarray, the opposition looks divided, which is perfect for the Conservative party to conquer - which looks set to happen according to political commentators and bookmakers. So what will the alternative vote look like? Despite polls and bookies predicting a landslide victory for Paul Dacre’s Daily Mail minion Theresa May in this...

Britain has just six weeks to prepare for what could go down as one of the biggest General Elections in history, and if you take the pollsters by their word (which few of us do any more) the Tories are on hand to steamroller the opposition. The Conservatives are set to win a 100-seat majority at the snap election, analysis by Britain’s most respected pollster for The Telegraph has suggested. If current polling was replicated the Tories would win an estimated 375 seats...

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron's general election campaign got off to a flying start yesterday morning with a statement of intent within a few minutes of the Prime Minister's surprise call for a snap election on June 8. Customarily quick off the mark, the LibDem leader rose to Theresa May's challenge: “This election is your chance to change the direction of our country," he announced. “If you want to avoid a disastrous Hard Brexit. If you want to keep Britain in...