It has often been argued that people in the world of politics live in their own bubble, guided by partisan ideology that is regularly disconnected from reality. Nothing is more indicative of that than the inability of Democrats to see that pushing through, or as many have accused them, engineering ...
One of the reasons cited by expert commentators for Donald J Trump’s shock election to the highest office in the world was that it was “America’s Brexit”. Which says a lot. The word itself is being used internationally as something unstoppable, usually negative, but at its most positive, the harbinger ...
What did Trump do right? That's the only question that matters for progressives and liberals now. Donald Trump doesn't care what any of his opponents think. He doesn't use sanitised politispeak to discuss simple issues that affect real people. If he thinks someone is an idiot or an idea is ...
We all love a mind-boggling puzzle on a Friday afternoon, which is why we've sourced the latest one which is boggling minds… and tickling tastebuds. It features US rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers performing – with a selection of real chilis secretly sprinkled throughout the scene. We don’t want to give ...
Remember that scene in The Office when David Brent gets promoted at the expense of the rest of his team? I imagine the faces of utter bewilderment that he was met with are quite similar to the gawps we all shot at our television screens yesterday morning waking to the ...
I feel the need to write something. To rant a stream of confused consciousness about the why's and wherefores of how I personally believe Donald Trump has achieved the position of the most powerful man in the supposed free world. Except it has all been said today by far more ...
The 70 million people who voted for Trump in yesterday’s elections have told the rest of the people on the planet to ‘stop whingeing’ and accept the will of angry white American men. Donald Trump swept to victory against all odds with millions of people making an unmistakable rejection of ...
By Marcus Solarz Hendriks Hindsight is a beautiful thing. It makes people so wise. And we are seeing plenty of wise people in the media coverage of Donald Trump’s shock election last night. Above all, commentators are beginning to understand the mistakes in their comprehension of the political climate, which resulted ...
Canadians are poking fun at America's 45th President Donald Trump by claiming to build an ice wall to stop fleeing Americans. Applications for immigration in Canada caused the official website to crash overnight as news of America's incumbent President started to filter through. Donald Trump has been very vocal about his ...